India vs West Indies, 2nd Test

It all comes to an end today. That man, who carried the nation on his shoulders for the last 24 years, even though admitting that 'cricket is oxygen' to him, will feel a bit more relaxed. But tomorrow morning, when he wakes up from the bed, it's going to be really different for him without cricket. People have already started speculating his post-retirement plans. Whatever they are, we from Cricbuzz, along with the entire nation, wish him all the best and for one last time, that chant "Sachin.. Sachin..". On that emotional note, it's been a pleasure to bring you the series. See you on another occasion. Goodbye!

As the match ended in just over 2 days, we could plug only 18 of Sachin's Test hundreds. The remaining 33 tons will be put up during the ODI series to continue the tribute to the Master. We also have 20 special moments chronicling the life of Tendulkar. Each moment has been carefully picked and chosen by our staff. Trust me, it's a beauty, you wouldn't want to miss it during the ODI series.

This is not about bragging or blowing our own trumpet, but we honestly feel that our coverage of this farewell series and especially the coverage of Sachin's last Test was the best we have ever done. It took a lot of effort but we doff our hats off to our wonderful staff - Ramakrishnan, Sonali, Pradeep, Ganesh, Deva and the scorers Bhanu and Mani. Without your efforts, this sort of coverage wouldn't have been possible. Hope you feel the same way like we do. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to pass it on. We are ever ready to listen and learn, our endeavor is to improve all the time. Thanks for tuning in. It has been a once in a lifetime chance to be a part of such a monumental occasion. We are honored and words can't describe what everyone here felt when the match ended. It was emotional and many thanks to you - the viewer for logging in.

Test hundred No. 18 - 136 Versus Pakistan at Chennai, January 1999. Result: Pakistan won by 12 runs. One of Tendulkar's most famous hundreds, notable for the fact that he batted with severe back spasms throughout the entire duration of his innings and almost took India home. When he fell with 16 runs required, there were 3 wickets still left but Pakistan came roaring back and won the match by 12 runs. The result disturbed Tendulkar so much that he didn't even turn up at the post-match presentation ceremony. On a turning wicket with India chasing 271 and Saqlain Mushtaq at his peak, aided by an exceptional attack which contained Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as well, Tendulkar batted out of his skin when the others succumbed. He didn't put a foot wrong until that fatal across the line slog. Until Tendulkar was there, Pakistan didn't have a chance and that statement sums up the match perfectly. Had India gone on to win the match, the myth that Tendulkar never finishes off Test matches in the 4th innings, would have been buried once and for all.

West Indies - Shane Shillingford has to be the biggest positive for the visitors. He threatened to knock over India in the first innings of the Kolkata Test before the hosts took control. He ended up picking 11 wickets in the series. The West Indies batting has been abysmal and apart from Shiv Chanderpaul, who didn't get enough support, none of the batsmen were willing to spend time in the middle. Certain spots in the side are even in danger and the think tank has a lot to ponder over. Captain Sammy also admitted that the side needs to mature as a group.

Series summary:India - With worries in the fast bowling department, Shami Ahmed gave great hopes, much to the delight of MS Dhoni when he rattled West Indies in the Kolkata Test. It was also an important game for Rohit Sharma, who finally made his Test debut. Coming in when the side was under pressure, Rohit, who is in the form of his life bailed the side out of trouble with a great century alongside Ravichandran Ashwin. The visitors were a no contest for Shami and he hit the stumps at will with his reverse swing. All eyes were on Sachin Tendulkar on his farewell Test and the team wanted to give him a great send-off. Pujara's hundred has come at the right time as the team prepares to leave to South Africa in a few days time. Pragyan Ojha and Ashwin were too hot to handle and meekly surrendered to the viciously spinning ball. In the end another Test match that ended within 3 days and the Master let his emotions flow through as soon as the game ended.

Anjali Tendulkar: 'The retirement decision was his own. Firstly, taking the decision to retire or not to retire took a long time. It took a long time for all of us to process the decision. The response from the entire country, not just Mumbai, has been overwhelming. He belongs to the country first, then to Mumbai and then to me. He has always said that the minute he feels that he cannot give 100 percent, he will decide to retire. One day he came to me and said that he had taken the decision as he felt it was the right time. I told him, its ok, you don't have to feel sorry or guilty about it. Everything fitted in perfectly as the West Indies tour was announced and his farewell match was at Mumbai. I will be happy to hand over some family responsibilities now after he retires. All through the years, Sachin has done well to hide his expectations and not let the emotions affect him. He wanted his mother to come and see the game. He would have loved his father to be here too, but knows that he is watching from wherever he is. I think Sara has taken it in, just like Sachin she does not show her emotions. It is all sinking in. Our kids will realise what he has done today or tomorrow. Tendulkar wanted Arjun to play a shield game on the 2nd day, even though Arjun wasn't too keen. For the shield game, the opposition did not turn up, then Arjun took a taxi and rushed to the ground. Sachin saw him on the big screen, was delighted to see his son. He was doing the ball boy duties. I can imagine cricket without Sachin, but not Sachin without cricket.'

Sorry for the delay folks. We were preparing stuff to be up on the site. Coming back to the presentation ceremony, even Ravi Shastri was emotional. He misspelt a few words and then corrected them later. Even though he finished talking to Sammy, he called him again after having a chat with Dhoni and then realised that the interview was already done. Dravid and Ganguly were also emotional and it was such a sight to see grown up people break down in tears. People were wearing dark glasses and it was difficult to make out their emotions. Such was the occasion. Wife Anjali broke down as Sachin was speaking and she hugged her daughter. Arjun couldn't control himself as well. It was such a sight to see Sudhir (Sachin's fan) jumping up and down as he was allowed to step out on the outfield. One has to give it to the Wankhede crowd. They were absolutely electrifying and they never stopped the Sachin.. Sachin.. chants.

Sachin Tendulkar goes all the way to the pitch and touched it to his eyes. He is walking back in tears again. He opts for privacy and heads away to the dressing room.

He salutes the crowd by waving the Indian flag. MS Dhoni and the Indian team join him. And here we go, Dhoni and Kohli carry the Master on their shoulders. Sachin.. Sachin... doing the rounds. The family takes the back seat and lets the team enjoy the moment. Now Dhawan takes the responsibilty from Kohli. Sudhir, Sachin's fan has been allowed on the outfield and he's blowing the conch while waving the flag. He leads the battallion now. The march is over and the Master on the ground now.

The Tendulkar family is very emotional. Tendulkar now has the Indian flag in his hands. He's going to do a lap of honour. Not one person has left the ground. The photographers surround Tendulkar. Rahul Bose and a lot of people in the crowd break down in happiness. This surely has to be the greatest farewell to a cricketer.

"I know when MS Dhoni presented the 200th Test match cap on Day 1 morning, I had a brief message for the team. I would like to repeat that. I just feel that all of us are so, so fortunate and proud to be part of Indian cricket team serving the nation. Knowing all of you guys, I know you will continue to serve the nation in the right spirit and in the right values. I believe, we've been the lucky ones to have been chosen by the almighty to serve this wonderful sport. Each generation gets this opportunity to merely take care of the sport and serve it to the best of our abilities. I have full faith in you that you will continue to serve the nation in the right spirit to the best of your ability and bring all the laurels to our country. All the very best. I would be failing in my duties if I didn't thank all the doctors, the physios, the trainers who've put this difficult body together to go back on the field and to be able to play. The amount of injuries I have had in my career, I don't know how you've managed to keep me fit. But without your special efforts, it would never have happened. The doctors have met me at weird hours. I mean I've called them from Mumbai to Chennai, Mumbai to Delhi wherever. I think they've just taken the next flight and left their work, they've come, they've treated me which has allowed me to play. So a big thank you to all of you for keeping me in good shape. My dear friend, late Mark Mascarenhas, my first manager. We unfortunately lost him in a car accident in 2001. But he was such a well wisher of cricket. My cricket and especially Indian cricket. He was so passionate. He understood what it takes to represent a nation and gave me all the space to go out and express myself and never pressurised me to do this ad or a promotion or whatever my sponsors demanded. He took care of all of that and today I miss him. Thank you Mark for all you contributions. My current management team WSG for repeating what Mark has done, because when we signed the contract I exactly told them what I want from them and what it requires to be representing India. They've understood that and respected that. So thank you very much WSG. Someone who's worked closely 14 years with me is my manager Vinod Naidu, He's more like my family. And all the sacrifices spending time away from his family for my work has been special. So a big thank you to your family as well for giving so much time for Vinod. In the school days when I performed well, the media backed me a lot. You continued to do that this till morning. Thank you so much to all the media for supporting me and appreciating my performances. It surely had a positive effect on me. Thank you so much to all the photographers as well, where those wonderful captured moments will stay with me for the rest of my life. A big thank you to all the photographers. I know my speech is getting a bit too long, but this is the last thing I want to say [the crowd don't want Sachin to stop and were chanting no, no, no, suggesting him not to stop talking]. I want to thank all the people here who have flown in from various parts of the world and supported me endlessly whether I scored a 0 or 100 plus. Your support was so dear to me and it meant a lot to me. Whatever you've done for me, I know, I've met so many guys who've fasted for me, prayed for me and done all sorts of things for me. You know, without all that life wouldn't have been like this for me. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart and I also say that time has flown by rather quickly. But the memories that you've left with me will always be with me forever and ever. Especially, the chants of "Sachin... Sachin.." [the crowd roar the famous chant again] That will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing. Thank you very much. If I have missed out on saying something, missed out a few names I hope you understand. Goodbye."

"My cricket for Mumbai started right here on this ground. MCA, which is so dear to me, I remember landing from New Zealand at 4 AM and turning up for a game at 8 here just because I wanted to be part of Mumbai cricket. Not that anyone forced or MCA pressured me to be here but that was for the love of Mumbai cricket. The president is here and I thank you very much along with your team for taking care of me and looking after my cricket. The dream was obviously to play for India and that's when my association with BCCI started. BCCI was fantastic right from my debut, believing in my ability, selecting me in the squad at the age 16 was a big step. So thanks to all the selectors for having faith in me and BCCI for giving me the freedom to express myself out in the middle. Things would have been different if you had not been behind me and I really appreciate you support especially when I was injured, you were right with me making sure that all the treatments were taken care of and I got fit and fine, playing back for India. The journey has been special in the last 24 years. I have played with many senior cricketers and even before that there were many senior cricketers whom I watched on television, they inspired me to play cricket and play the right way. So thanks so much to all those senior cricketers, unfortunately I've not been able to play with them but I have high regards for all their achievements and their contributions. We see on the mega screen, Rahul, Laxman, Sourav, Anil is not here and my team-mates right here in front of me, you are like my family away from home. I've had some wonderful times with you. It is going to be difficult, not be part of that dressing room, sharing those special moments. All the coaches for their guidance. It's been special for me."

Sachin Tendulkar: "All my friends, settle down. Let me talk, I'll get more and more emotional." The crowd goes berserk out there. "My life, between 22 yards for 24 years, it's hard to believe that the wonderful journey is coming to an end. But I would like to take this opportunity to thank people who have played an important role in my life. Also for the first time in my life I am carrying this list in my hand to remember all the names. In case I forget someone, I hope you understand. It's getting a little difficult to talk but I'll manage. The most important person in my life, and I've missed a lot since 1999 he passed away, my father. Without his guidance, I don't think I would have been standing here in front of you. He gave me freedom at the age of 11, and he told me, chase your dreams and make sure you don't find shortcuts. The path might be difficult but don't give up, and I've simply followed his instructions. Above all, he told me to be a nice human being which I've continued to do so, I've tried my best. Every time I've done something special, whenever I've shown my bat, it was for my father. So I miss him today. My mother, I don't how she dealt with such a naughty child like me. I was not easy to manage. She must be extremely patient. For a mother, the most important thing is that her child remains safe and healthy, and fit and that's what she was most bothered about and worried about. She took care of me. For the first 24 years that I've played for India, but even before that, she started praying for me the day I started playing cricket. She just prayed and prayed and prayed and I think her prayers and blessing have given me the strength to go out and perform. So a big thank you to my mother for all the sacrifices. In my school days, for fours years I stayed with my uncle and aunt because my school was quite far from my home and they treated me like their son. My aunt, after having had a hard day's play, I would be half asleep and she would be feeding me food so that I could go and play again tomorrow. I can't forget these moments, I'm like their son and I am glad that it has continued to be the same way. My eldest brother Nitin and his family have always encouraged me. My eldest brother doesn't like to talk much. But the one thing he always told is that whatever you do, I know you would give 100% and I have full confidence and faith in you. It is that encouragement that meant a lot to me. My sister Savita and her family was no different. The first cricket bat of my life was presented to me by my sister and it was a Kashmir Willow bat. But that is when the journey began. She is one of those many who continues to fast when I bat. So thank you very much. Ajit my brother, now what do I talk about him? I don't know really. We've lived this dream together. He was the one who sacrificed his career for my cricket. He spotted the spark in me. It all started from the age of 11, when he took me to Achrekar sir, my coach and from there on my life changed. You will find this hard to believe that even last night he called me and we were discussing my dismissal. Knowing that there was a remote chance of batting again, but just that the habit which we've developed and the rapport we've developed since my birth, it has continued and it will continue. Maybe even when I am not playing cricket we will still be discussing technique. Various things we agreed upon, my technique and so many technical things which I didn't agree with him, we've had arguments and disagreements. But in the end when I look back at those things, if that hadn't happened in my life I would have been a lesser cricketer. The most beautiful thing happened to me in 1991 when I met my wife Anjali, Those were special years and it has continued and it will always continue that way. I know Anjali being a doctor, there was a wonderful career in front of her. When we decided to have a family, Anjali took the initiative to step back and say that you continue with your cricket and I'll take the responsibility of the family. Without that I don't think I would have been able to play cricket freely and without any stress. Thanks for bearing with all my fuss, all my frustrations and all sorts of rubbish that I've spoken, I normally do. Thanks for bearing with me and always staying by my side through the ups and downs. You are the best partnership I've had in my life. Then the two precious diamonds of my life, Sara and Arjun. They've already grown up. My daughter is 16 and my son is 14, time has flown by. I wanted to spend so much time with them on special occasions like their birthdays, annual days, sports days, going on holidays, whatever. I've missed out on all those things. Thanks for your understanding. Both of you have been so, so special to me. You cannot imagine. I promise you, for 14 years and 16 years, I've not spent enough time with both of you. But the next 16 years or even beyond that, everything is for you. My in-laws have been so, so supportive, loving, caring. I've discussed on various things in life generally with them and taken their advise. You know, it's so important to have a strong family who's always with you guiding you. Before you start clapping, the most important thing they did was allowing me to marry Anjali, so thank you very much. In the last 24 years that I've played for India I've made new friends and before that I've had friends of my childhood. They all have had terrific contributions. Right from you know, as and when I've called them to come and bowl to me in the nets, they've left all their work aside and come and helped me. Be it joining me on holidays or having discussions on cricket, when I was a little stressed and wanting to find a solution so that I could perform better. All those moments, my friends were with me. Even whenever I was injured I would wake up early in the morning because I could not sleep. I thought my career was over because of injuries. That's when my friends have woken up at 3 AM to drive with me and just make me believe that your career is not over. Life would be incomplete without all those friends. Thanks for being with me. My cricket career started when I was 11. The turning point of my career was when my brother took me to Achrekar sir, my coach. I was extremely delighted to see him up in the stands. Normally he sits in front of the television and he watches all the games that I played. When I was 11, 12, those were the days where I used to hop back on his scooter and play couple of practice matches a day. First half of the day I would be batting at Shivaji Park, the second half, some other match at Azad Maidan. Sir would be taking me all over Mumbai to make sure that I got match practice. On a lighter note, in the last 29 years sir has never ever said 'well played' to me because he thought I would get complacent and I would stop working hard. Maybe he can push his luck and wish me now well done on my career because there are no more matches sir in my life. I would be just witnessing cricket and cricket will always stay in my heart. But you have had an immense contribution in my life. Thank you very much."

Dhoni: "I think it's a complete performance from the side. Overall the performance was fantastic. We were never really outplayed. Even in the first Test we found a way to come out of trouble. In Kolkata there was not much for the spinners, but Shami did really well to get the ball in the right areas and swing it nicely. We went in for good partnerships that were needed. This is the biggest match in the cricketing history and thank you Sachin for all that you've done. We won't see this again. He's an ideal role model for youngsters across the world and also the perfect ambassador of the game."

Sammy: "We are very disappointed with our performance. When we left home we came hoping to play better cricket here. We wish Sachin all the best and I know we've been quite honoured to be on the same cricket field alongside him. I just wanna wish him all the best from my team. We came on the back of winning 6 Test matches but India showed us how to play Test cricket. It was a reality check. Rohit batted very well in Kolkata and I would like to take a leaf out of his book. Even yesterday, he played very well and we would love to learn from the way India played. We were ranked above New Zealand and Zimbabwe but when we play the big teams we could see the gap between us and them."

The Maharashtra Police department give him a memento as well.

Sachin Tendulkar gets a special award, a special trophy (by the Sri Lankan government).

Sharma: "As I said, I just wanted to continue the good form. It was really important from the team's perspective. The crowd was amazing, it is a memorable Test match. But I am really happy whatever we have achieved here. We wanted to get a decent total on the board and we wanted to put them under pressure. I thank Shami for the support, it was good that I got the hundred and we won the game today. I would just say, this is the start of my Test career, there is a long way to go. I am looking forward to the challenge. There are a few matches coming up and I would like to do well."

Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Series for scoring 288 runs in 2 games.

Ojha: "This is one of the favourite wickets for me. It has some turn and bounce and I enjoy bowling out here. That is something I always do here. Ashwin did a great job in supporting me. I will remember this all my life and this is for Sachin paaji."

Pragyan Ojha is the Man of the Match for his match figures of 10/89.

The crowd boo the dignitaries as Shastri calls their names. Umpire Nigel Llong gets a boo as well.

Ravi Shastri says, "This is a super Saturday for us. It's not just a series win for India, but marks the end of a special career of our own Sachin Tendulkar."

Presentation time

Sachin Tendulkar is walking down the stairs for the presentation now. He hugged Anjali and Sara as he makes his way towards the dias. Now Team India follow down the stairs.

As soon as the game finished, son Arjun while enjoying the India victory with a smile, was a little emotional about the end of his father's career. Touched his heart with the hand while he was crying. At the end, he punched the air.

All those memories as a young lad in the 90s when we used to practice those shadow Sachin shots, crouch and adjust the abdomen guard like he does are going through my mind. Those moments when the TV would be off as soon as he gets out. That upper-cut off Shoaib Akthar in the 2003 WC, that pull off Caddick, that straight-drive off Brett Lee, that flick of the wrist from outside off and lots more. How can one forget those?

Sara and Arjun, daughter and son, are controlling their emotions. Wife Anjali Tendulkar, as she said earlier, is with the glasses out there hiding her emotions.

Ramdin went on to make a fine fifty, but lack of support at the other end meant it was a mere formality for India to wrap-up the game. That is the end of a 24-year illustrious international career.

Well, a comprehensive win for India in the end as expected. Tendulkar took his hat off to acknowledge the crowd's cheer before going off. West Indies were already 3 down at the end of Day 2. They were not expected to survive long today and that is exactly what happened. It wasn't all that a bad pitch to bat on, but some poor shot selection by Samuels, Deonarine early on opened the floodgates. Ojha and Ashwin ran through the West Indies lower-order at will. Chanderpaul and Ramdin fought for a while but the former misread a Ashwin slider which hurt the visitors badly.

The Indian team tried to give him a guard of honour, but Tendulkar couldn't control the emotions and decided to walk-off.

Ravi Shastri comes down to the middle to congratulate Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar is down in tears. His team-mates guard him off the field. Tendulkar is not able to control his emotions and so can't I. He is climbing up the stairs wiping off the tears. Looks like he wants to spend some time and is holding a towel in his hands for those tears.

46.6 Shami to S Gabriel, out Bowled!! That is a great delivery to give as a tribute to mark the end of Tendulkar's career. Full and swinging in late, Gabriel looks to defend and the ball knocks over the middle pole as he leaves a big gap between bat and pad. S Gabriel b Shami 0(7)

Shami to S Gabriel, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

46.5 Shami to S Gabriel, no run, ah! He makes contact this time. Short of a length delivery on the off stump, Gabriel defends it into the on-side

46.4 Shami to S Gabriel, no run, Gabriel is living dangerously at the crease. Doesn't get bat on ball on this inswinging length ball, hit on the pad but sliding down the leg side

46.3 Shami to S Gabriel, no run, again a bit of inswing on this good length delivery on the stumps, Gabriel gets an inside edge and umpire Kettleborough spotted the edge perfectly

46.2 Shami to Ramdin, 1 run, well, he opts to take the single surprisingly. Good length delivery shaping into the right-hander, Ramdin gets an outside edge to third man as he looks to defend

46.1 Shami to S Gabriel, leg byes, 1 run, Gabriel was beaten by pace on that occasion. This inswinging fuller length delivery swung back sharply, Gabriel couldn't bring the bat down in time and it rolls to fine leg off the pad. Was going down the leg side easily

Mohammed Shami [6.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

Test hundred No. 17 - 113 Versus New Zealand at Wellington, December 1998. Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets. After having drawn the opening Test at Hamilton, India came into the Boxing Day match at the iconic Basin Reserve ground hoping to upset the Kiwis. But a batting collapse in the first innings handed the home side a vital 144-run lead. From then on in, it was an uphill battle but Tendulkar stood up to the challenge. Though not his fluent self, he added crucial stands with Ganguly first and then with Azhar as India tried to set the Kiwis a challenging last innings target. Tendulkar's innings ended at 113 to the 2nd new ball and India folded soon after. The Kiwis were in trouble chasing 213 but got there thanks to McMillan and Cairns who took them home.

45.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, almost knocked him over. The quicker arm-ball from Ojha, Ramdin looks to cut off the back foot and misses

45.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, nice and straight on the stumps, Ramdin has to play at it and fends it into the on-side

45.4 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, defended straight back to the bowler

45.3 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, shout for LBW. Flighted delivery just missing leg, Ramdin is struck on the pad and umpire Llong suggests it was going down

45.2 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, a little quicker through the air, Ramdin defends well again

45.1 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends well off the front foot

44.6 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, nicely tossed up again, Gabriel ensures that he defends well on the front foot

This session will be played until 12:00 Local Time now, since West Indies are 9 down.

44.4 Ashwin to S Shillingford, out Lbw!! Howzaaaat, was the cry and the umpire put his finger up straightaway. Flighted delivery on the stumps, this one was a little slow through the air, Shillingford sweeps and misses, the ball hits him right in front of middle and off. Just one more wicket to go for all the emotions. S Shillingford lbw b Ashwin 8(17) [4s-2]

Ashwin to S Shillingford, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

44.3 Ashwin to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Shillingford gets beaten as the ball bounces a bit more

44.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, FOUR, that is the 11th Test fifty for Ramdin. Well played under pressure. Flighted delivery outside off stump, just enough room for Ramdin to stretch out and drive well, he sends through extra-cover and beats Ojha who gives chase from deep mid-off

Ravichandran Ashwin [16.0-4-84-3] is back into the attack

Test hundred No. 16 - 177 Versus Australia at Bangalore, March 1998. Result: Australia won by 8 wickets. Having already won the series, India came into the dead rubber at Bangalore looking for a clean sweep. India batted first on a slow pitch and it was Sidhu who once again set the impetus early on, then Tendulkar took over. Out of the 281 added, Tendulkar scored 177 with 29 fours and 3 sixes. Wisden wrote that Tendulkar was impossible to contain especially on the second morning. It was the second hundred of the series for Sachin and though India got a slender lead of 24, they collapsed in the second innings and Australia romped home to grab a consolation win.

43.6 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, ends the over with one that heads to the off stump, Shillingford pushes it into the off-side

43.5 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Shillingford defends well off the front foot this time

43.4 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, tempts Shillingford to go for another big shot by floating this up outside off stump, but Shillingford shoulders arms

43.3 P Ojha to S Shillingford, FOUR, nice and full on the leg stump, Shillingford clears his front foot out of the way and smashes it along the ground to long-on

43.2 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Shillingford goes for the cut and misses

If West Indies are one more wicket down, then it is mandatory that the session will be extended further by 15 minutes.

42.6 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, low full toss on the leg stump, Shillingford drives it down to mid-on

42.5 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Shillingford pushes it just wide of second slip

42.4 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, the googly this time, gets it right around the off stump, Shillingford had enough time to rock and block

42.3 Tendulkar to Ramdin, 1 run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Ramdin cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side

42.2 Tendulkar to Ramdin, FOUR, misses the radar on this attempted leg-spinner, goes as a full toss and Ramdin smashes it to the deep mid-wicket fence

42.1 Tendulkar to Ramdin, 2 runs, short and wide outside off stump, Ramdin cuts it along the ground to sweeper cover

Test hundred No. 15 - 155* Versus Australia at Chennai, March 1998. Result: India won by 179 runs. This series was hyped up as the 'Warne v Tendulkar' series and the first match certainly lived up to that hype. After being dismissed cheaply by the leggie in the first innings, Sachin produced an all-time classic in the 2nd. He made 155 off 191 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes, taking apart Warne at will, often sweeping him from the rough and sending him into the stands. That brutal assault completely deflated the Aussies and set India on their way towards a comprehensive win. The tone for the rest of the series had been set and what followed was complete domination from Sachin. Warne and the Aussies didn't know what hit them and the pattern was set. Before the series, in order to counter Warne, Sachin had sought the services of former India leggie, L Siva, asking him to bowl outside the imaginary rough on the leg-side and practiced for long hours. Come March, the first battle had been won by Sachin. Sachin 1 Warne 0.

Since West Indies are 8 down, on the request of the fielding captain, this session is extended by 15 minutes.

41.6 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, optimistic shout for LBW, this flighted delivery was going down the leg side. Shillingford is struck on the pad as he was looking to defend

41.5 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, floated up outside off stump, Shillingford defends it to cover

41.4 P Ojha to S Shillingford, FOUR, gives it a bit more air on this tossed up delivery on the off stump, Shillingford slogs and gets it on the inside half of the bat, yet it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence

41.3 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery from Ojha around the off stump, Shillingford defends off the front foot

41.1 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, nice and full outside off stump, Ramdin drives it straight to cover

40.6 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, this is very wide outside off stump, Shillingford doesn't offer a shot and Tendulkar has a big smile on his face

40.5 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, this one bounces a bit more and Shillingford shoulders arms

40.4 Tendulkar to S Shillingford, no run, this leg-spinner pitches outside leg and beats Shillingford's sweep. He is struck on the pads but can't be out LBW though

Great ambience out there in the stadium. No one is sitting.

40.3 Tendulkar to Ramdin, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin drives it along the ground to long-on

40.2 Tendulkar to Ramdin, no run, the attempted leg-spinner goes on the full, Ramdin tries to drive and gets an inside edge back to the bowler

40.1 Tendulkar to Ramdin, no run, nicely tossed up on the leg stump, driven back to the bowler

Shane Shillingford, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Sachin Tendulkar, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Test hundred No. 14 - 148 Versus Sri Lanka at Mumbai, December 1997. Result: Match drawn. Tendulkar getting hundreds against Sri Lanka was now becoming a norm and he got his 5th Test ton against them and his 14th overall. After being put in to bat first India lost Mongia early but after that a deluge of runs followed as Dravid (93) and Ganguly (173) too joined in the fun. Tendulkar was badly out of form before this innings and at one stage had spent 71 minutes making just 8 on the first day, but he found his touch and then went on the offensive, matching Ganguly stroke for stroke. In the process Tendulkar reached 4000 runs in just his 58th Test.

Two slips and a gully for the Master.

Sachin to bowl and the crowd goes berserk.

39.6 P Ojha to Sammy, out Lbw!! Plumb in front. 7th fifer for Ojha in Tests. This is the first time Ojha grabs 10 wickets in a Test match. It was the quicker delivery on the stumps, Sammy stays back and looks to work it on the on-side, he misses and is struck right in front of middle and leg. The umpire didn't waste any time to put his finger up. Ojha beat him a number of times and eventually got his man. Sammy lbw b P Ojha 1(8)

P Ojha to Sammy, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

39.5 P Ojha to Sammy, no run, another one that goes past Sammy's bat. He looks to drive and misses

39.3 P Ojha to Sammy, no run, Dhoni was celebrating for a caught behind shout but the umpire was unmoved. Flighted delivery pitches around off from round the wicket and spins away, beats the outside edge of Sammy and goes through. Not sure if there was bat involved

39.2 P Ojha to Sammy, no run, waits for the ball to turn and blocks it into the on-side

39.1 P Ojha to Sammy, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Sammy defends off the back foot

38.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, FOUR, goes for the sweep and gets a top edge the goes very fine to fine leg. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin plays across the line and gets lucky

38.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, floated up from Ashwin, Ramdin offers a good front foot defence

38.4 Ashwin to Sammy, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Sammy flicks it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark

38.3 Ashwin to Sammy, no run, almost carried to the fielder, the last thing that Sammy would have wanted. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Sammy looks to work it on the on-side and gets a leading edge, the ball drops just short of a diving Ojha at mid-off

Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

38.2 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, out Lbw!! Poor judgement from Chanderpaul, he was batting so well until now, but he's misread this one. Clever thinking from the bowler though. It was the flatter slider from round the wicket, Chanderpaul tried to just guide it to third man but his bat was behind the pad and since the ball was pushed through, it struck him right in front of middle and off. So then, how long will West Indies survive from here? Chanderpaul lbw b Ashwin 41(62) [4s-4]

Ashwin to Chanderpaul, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

38.1 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, this one grips and turns a bit more, Chanderpaul saw that coming defended well

Test hundred No. 13 - 139 Versus Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), August 1997. Result: Match drawn. Having got a hundred in the opening Test, Tendulkar was in form and made the Lankans toil with his 13th Test ton. When he came in, the side was in trouble at 9/2 and along with Sidhu initially, then with Azhar and finally with Ganguly, Sachin added runs, in the process reaching his ton. Tendulkar was dropped on 34 and profited from the lapse, feasting on the Lankan attack. It was not a vintage Sachin knock, the innings consumed 266 balls for 139 and consisted of 16 hits, but it helped India gain a 43-run 1st innings lead which didn't prove significant as the match finished in a draw.

37.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, another one that is floated from Ojha, Ramdin offers a solid front foot defence

37.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, nicely bowled and nicely defended. Gives it a lot of air, Ramdin defends well

37.4 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin lunges forward and defends well

37.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery from Ojha, Chanderpaul fetches the sweep from outside the line of off and sends it to deep backward square leg

37.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, dances down the track and flicks the flighted delivery, it hits Dhawan at short-leg, Chanderpaul quickly makes a dive back into the crease to save his wicket. The fielder couldn't grab it cleanly, otherwise Chanderpaul would have been out by a long way

37.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Chanderpaul flicks it straight to short mid-wicket

Pragyan Ojha [13.0-4-38-4] is back into the attack

36.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin defends it into the off-side

36.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, FOUR, aggressive hit from Ramdin. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin delays his lofted drive and sends it just over short mid-wicket

36.4 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin defends with a closed bat face and leg-slip makes a diving stop to his left

36.3 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 3 runs, just a flick of the wrists and it almost went to the deep mid-wicket fence. Chanderpaul waited for the flighted delivery and timed it really well

36.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, a 79.1 kph flighted delivery on the off stump, Ramdin drives it along the ground to mid-on

36.1 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul dances down the ground and drives it to mid-on

Test hundred No. 12 - 143. Versus Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), August 1997. Result: Match drawn. Tendulkar was now leading the side and had already established himself as one of the world's premier batsman, so when India visited the Islanders in 1997, runs were there for the taking against a decent attack. This Test match though is well chronicled for the remarkable amount of runs it produced - 1,489 runs for only 14 wickets and an array of records. Jayasuriya made 340, Mahanama 225 and together they shared 576 runs the highest partnership in Test cricket. Amidst all this madness, India batted first and Tendulkar helped himself to 143 as they ended with 537. Little did Tendulkar know that at the end of the Test, the scoreboard would read Sri Lanka 952/6 declared!

35.6 Shami to Ramdin, no run, another fine delivery to end the over. Full and swinging in very sharply, Ramdin misses the flick and is hit on the pad. Shami would have hopped that it didn't swing that much to get his man LBW on that occasion

35.5 Shami to Ramdin, no run, troubles Ramdin with an incoming short of length delivery, almost goes through the defences, but Ramdin jams it back onto his pads

35.4 Shami to Ramdin, no run, 145 kph bouncer on the leg stump, Ramdin ducks under it. Great pace from Shami

35.3 Shami to Ramdin, FOUR, short delivery outside off stump, poor ball from Shami, Ramdin just hangs back and guides it, uses the pace of the ball very well and it races away to the square third man fence

35.2 Shami to Ramdin, no run, shapes this length ball away from the right-hander, Ramdin doesn't want to risk this and lets it go

35.1 Shami to Ramdin, no run, good bowling from Shami. Fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Ramdin shoulders arms at the last moment

34.6 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, FOUR, I hope West Indies take some insipirtaion from this man. Great shot. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Chanderpaul dances down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives it very well along the ground through extra-cover

34.5 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, FOUR, 'oh ho', was Dhoni's words even before Chanderpaul hit the ball. Short and wide outside off stump, Chanderpaul rocks back and cuts it to the left of point and it races away

34.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, floated up outside off stump, Chanderpaul drives it with a angled bat to point

34.3 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

34.2 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 2 runs, dances down the track and works the flighted delivery along the ground to deep mid-wicket

34.1 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, that looked very close, was there an inside edge? Yes there was. Great call from the umpire. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Chanderpaul looks to defend and lucky the edge extends his stay at the crease. Otherwise he was out plumb in front of middle

Ravichandran Ashwin [13.0-4-60-2] is back into the attack

Test hundred No. 11 - 169. Versus South Africa at Cape Town, January 1997. Result: South Africa won by 282 runs. This Test match will forever be remembered for the sensational stand of 222 between Sachin and Azhar which stood out for the breathtaking display of stroke-making against a very high quality attack of Donald, Pollock, Klusener and McMillan on a fast Cape Town wicket. The duo came together when India were on the ropes at 58/5 and thrilled the crowd with an astounding array of strokes that left the Proteas' attack dazed. After Azhar was out, Tendulkar ensured India avoided the follow-on and when he was finally out for 169 to an out-of-the-world catch by Adam Bacher at deep midwicket, the crowd were on their feet lauding the sheer genius that they had witnessed earlier in the afternoon. Tendulkar's effort wasn't enough though as India succumbed to a heavy defeat.

33.6 Shami to Chanderpaul, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul stands tall and turns it to backward square leg to keep strike

33.5 Shami to Ramdin, 1 run, just a hint of inswing back into the right-hander on this length delivery, Ramdin pushes it to cover-point

33.4 Shami to Ramdin, FOUR, when you get swing you don't have to bowl short and wide, Ramdin makes full use of the width on offer and cuts it fiercly past backward point

33.3 Shami to Ramdin, no run, late inswing on this fuller length delivery, Ramdin flicks it to straight to mid-wicket

33.2 Shami to Chanderpaul, 1 run, gets across the stumps and glances the short of length delivery to fine leg

33.1 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul defends it gently into the on-side

32.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, full just outside off stump, driven straight to mid-off. Maiden over

32.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, floats this and tempts the batsman, but Ramdin softly pushes it back to the bowler

32.4 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, a good front foot defence from Ramdin

32.3 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, on the leg stump, Ramdin turns it to short-leg

32.2 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, just 79.7 kph on this flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin defends it on the bounce to the bowler

32.1 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Ramdin turns it to backward square leg

Test hundred No. 10 - 177. Versus England at Nottingham, July 1996. Result: Match drawn. Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat first on a batting beauty. It was the series that was fast becoming 'Sourav Ganguly's' dream series as both he and Sachin batted beautifully to add 255 runs for the third wicket. Tendulkar batted for seven and a half hours and made a majestic 177 off 360 balls with 26 fours. India ended with 521 on the board but the wicket posed no demons and eventually the match petered out into a tame draw. Tendulkar had the chance to make tons in both innings of a match, but fell for 74 in the 2nd essay.

31.6 Shami to Chanderpaul, FOUR, nicely played. Shami overpitches this on the off stump, Chanderpaul flicks it very well along the ground and it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence

31.5 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, well bowled and well played. Short of a length delivery shaping away outside off stump, Chanderpaul plays inside the line of the ball and lets it go

31.4 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, 141.1 kph short delivery outside off stump, Chanderpaul is not going to play at those

31.3 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, looks to shape this back into the left-hander, but this full ball doesn't swing much and Chanderpaul defends easily

31.2 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, covers the outswing by walking across the stumps and defends it back to the bowler

30.4 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ramdin works it to backward square leg

30.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul sweeps it very fine to fine leg

30.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, FOUR, nicely played by Chanders, this was well flighted and outside off, Chanderpaul gets a good stride forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it through cover, beats the man to the fence

30.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up and on off, Chanderpaul presses forward and pushes it back towards the bowler

Pragyan Ojha [11.0-3-33-4] is back into the attack

Test hundred No. 9 - 122. Versus England at Birmingham, June 1996. Result: England won by 8 wickets. India were facing a deficit of 99 from the first innings and in trouble at 2/17 when Tendulkar strode out to the middle and made a superb 122. Sachin stood between England and victory as he produced spell binding strokes all round the wicket. The next best score in the innings apart from Sachin's 122 was the 18 made by Manjrekar as it brutally showed up India's batting deficiencies when the ball did something. If not for Tendulkar's ton, the match would've ended inside three days. Wisden wrote that Tendulkar didn't deserve to be among the vanquished but they were undone by the poor efforts of their colleagues, a less than satisfactory pitch and some indifferent umpiring.

Change of ends for Ojha. Four men round the bat

Another awful batting display by West Indies. Samuels and Deonarine threw their wickets away to Ojha. Gayle batted aggressively for a while but Ojha found the outside edge to hurt the visitors badly. Chanderpaul and Ramdin are looking much more comfortable at the crease than the rest of the batsmen, let's hope that they give a good fight.

Drinks are on the field now

29.6 Shami to Ramdin, FOUR, covers the inswing on this fullish delivery, drives well and beats Tendulkar at wide mid-off, the ball races away

29.5 Shami to Ramdin, no run, again nice shape back into the right-hander, Ramdin pushes the length ball to mid-on

29.4 Shami to Ramdin, no run, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Ramdin defends it into the off-side

29.3 Shami to Ramdin, no run, good bit of reverse swing on that occasion. Full and shaping back into the right-hander, Ramdin just manages to get his bat down in time to block

29.2 Shami to Ramdin, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Ramdin drives it to mid-on

29.1 Shami to Chanderpaul, 1 run, starts off with a full delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul drives it straight down the ground

Mohammed Shami [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

Three slips and gully in place.

28.6 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Chanderpaul drives it wide of mid-off where Shami dives to his right and saves three

28.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, nicely worked away. Just delayed his drive as the ball was tossed up nicely and sends it to long-on

28.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 1 run, nice and full on the off stump, Chanderpaul drives it to long-off

28.3 Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, floated up on the off stump, Ramdin looks to slog-sweep and he gets a thick inside edge to long leg

28.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends off the front foot

28.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, SIX, that is a fine hit. Nicley tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin slog-sweeps it very well and it sails over the deep mid-wicket fence

Test hundred No. 8 - 179. Versus West Indies at Nagpur, December 1994. Result: Match drawn. The highest of his 8 Test hundreds so far and one of his most memorable. India won the toss and opted to make first use of the conditions. Sidhu laid a solid foundation with his second Test ton and Tendulkar built on it with a patient innings which consumed 7 hours. He hit 24 fours and reached his hundred with a hooked six off Walsh. India piled on the runs but the combined efforts of Hooper, Lara and Adams ensured West Indies came out of the game with a draw.

27.6 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, spins back sharply and takes the inside edge as he looks to defend, the ball goes to backward square leg

27.5 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Chanderpaul defends it into the off-side

27.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, just falls of a diving short mid-wicket. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul flicks uppishly and gets lucky

27.3 P Ojha to Ramdin, 1 run, tossed up on the leg stump, Ramdin flicks it to mid-wicket

27.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul turns it to long-on

27.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, optimistic shout for LBW. Chanderpaul misses the sweep and is hit outside the line of off stump

26.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, waits for the ball to turn in and defends well

26.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin lunges forward and defends well

26.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 5 runs, full delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul drives it to mid-off who has a shy at the bowler's end, but he misses and there is no to back up. The ball heads to the fence

26.3 Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin drives it to long-on

26.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Ramdin cuts and loses balance while doing so, but he manages to time it very well to deep backward point

26.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, big turn down the leg side, Ramdin doesn't offer a shot and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence, but the umpire calls it a dead-ball

Test hundred No. 7 - 142. Versus Sri Lanka at Lucknow, January 1994. Result: India won by an innings and 119 runs. Another slow pitch and another Tendulkar hundred. It was all so easy against a Lankan attack that had only one threat the offspin of Muttiah Muralitharan. Tendulkar added 121 runs with Sidhu, which saw the latter dominate the bowling and then another 142 with skipper Azharuddin which saw Tendulkar shift gears. The bowling was poor, the pitch was flat and Sachin plundered the attack at will, notching up his 7th Test ton. He ended with 142 off 224 balls studded with 22 hits to the fence. India made 511 and bowled the visitors out twice in a row, to win by an innings and 119 runs.

25.6 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Chanderpaul drives and gets an inside edge that goes to mid-wicket

25.5 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul defends off the back foot

25.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, stays back and pushes the flighted delivery into the off-side

25.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Chanderpaul drives it to mid-on

25.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, another shout for LBW. Quicker delivery just outside off stump, Chanderpaul looks to defend off the back foot but misses

25.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, misses the sweep and is struck outside the line of off stump. The umpire saw that well and denied the LBW shout

24.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, round the wicket now. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Ramdin offers a solid front foot defence

24.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, floated up outside off stump again, Ramdin keeps it out easily

24.4 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, leans forward and blocks the tossed up delivery very well

24.3 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, slow turn for Ashwin on that occasion, Ramdin defends off the front foot

24.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Ramdin pushes it into the off-side towards backward point

24.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery spinning down the leg side, Ramdin softly glances it to leg-slip

Test hundred No. 6 - 104*. Versus Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), July 1993. Result: India won by 235 runs. The foundation had been laid for Tendulkar to take charge in the 2nd innings. The openers had put on 171 and it was just a matter of adding more runs to set Sri Lanka a hefty 4th innings target. Tendulkar took charge and notched up his 6th Test ton with a 161-ball 104 which helped India set a target of 472. Eventually India won by 236 runs, their first win on Sri Lankan soil and which also ended their away sequence of 10 defeats and 16 draws. It was also their first win in 27 overseas Tests since 1986.

23.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin away and works the flighted delivery to mid-on to get off the mark

23.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin lunges forward and defends well

Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

23.4 P Ojha to Deonarine, out Caught&Bowled!! West Indies' Test status is under serious danger. Dreadful shot from Deonarine. Nicely floated up outside off stump, Deonarine just chips it straight back to the bowler. He wasn't to the pitch of the ball as he looked to drive and that led to his downfall. That shot looked really poor for an ardent cricket lover. No quality whatsoever from the visitors. Deonarine c and b P Ojha 0(6)

23.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Ws it going down the leg side? Flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul just manages to get outside the line of off and defend off the back foot, the ball spun sharply as well. Good call from the umpire

23.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Chanderpaul turns it to short mid-wicket

22.6 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, turn and bounce away from the left-hander, Deonarine tries to poke and gets beaten

22.5 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, plays inside the line of the ball and leaves it. This flighted delivery goes very close to the outside edge and it takes the thigh pad on the way to Dhoni

22.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the leg stump, Chanderpaul flicks it to fine leg

Test hundred No. 5 - 165. Versus England at Chennai, February 1993. Result: India won by an innings and 22 runs. Tendulkar's first hundred at home and it came against a pretty pedestrian England attack which posed no threat to a strong Indian batting line-up at home. This was the Test which became famous for the bout of food poisoning that left regular skipper Graham Gooch unfit to play and forced a couple of others to leave the field due to sickness. India and Tendulkar weren't in any mood to hand out any gifts though and comprehensively thrashed the visitors. Tendulkar's innings of 165 was a 'gem' wrote Wisden but he had a let-off on 9 when a run-out appeal wasn't reviewed by the TV umpire. Tendulkar took full advantage of that slip and ensured India won the series handsomely.

Just 97 runs in the series for Gayle.

21.6 P Ojha to Deonarine, no run, flighted delivery to end the over, Deonarine stays in the crease and blocks well

21.5 P Ojha to Deonarine, no run, tossed up from Ojha again, Deonarine lunges forward and defends well

21.3 P Ojha to Gayle, out Caught by Dhoni!! Massive wicket and the crowd erupts. The quicker delivery outside off stump from Ojha, Gayle looks to cut off the back foot but gets a faint outside edge which is well held by Dhoni. The skipper imitates Ojha in his celebration. Gayle c Dhoni b P Ojha 35(53) [4s-4 6s-1]

P Ojha to Gayle, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

21.2 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, this one spins back sharply into Gayle, he rocks back and defends well

21.1 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump from over the wicket, Gayle shoulders arms and Dhoni grabs the ball

20.6 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Chanderpaul pushes it off the back foot to cover

20.5 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, 2 runs, waits for the ball to turn away and opens the face of the bat at the last moment to run it to third man

20.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up on the stumps, softly pushed to cover

20.3 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, plays inside the line of this flighted delivery and lets it go through to Dhoni

20.2 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, this had a bit of drift back into the left-hander before turning away but Chanderpaul defends well off the front foot

20.1 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, too full on the stumps, Chanderpaul drives it back to the bowler

Test hundred No. 4 - 111. Versus South Africa at Johannesburg, November 1992. Result: Match drawn. The familiar top-order collapse followed before Sachin set about resurrecting the innings. He came in at 2/27 and by the time he was 9th out at 212, he had scored his 4th Test hundred and in the process reached 1000 runs becoming the youngest batsman to do so at the age of 19 years and 217 days. This was not the usual aggressive Tendulkar innings but a less positive one. Sachin managed to play the likes of Donald, McMillan and Mathews with relative ease at such a young age which once again put him head and shoulders above the rest of his team-mates in dealing with adverse conditions.

19.6 P Ojha to Gayle, SIX, fine hit from Gayle. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Gayle just smashes it off the front foot and it sails over deep mid-wicket. He literally whipped it

19.5 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, 89.9 kph slider just outside off stump from Ojha, Gayle defends off the front foot

19.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, stays back and works the flighted delivery to backward square leg

19.2 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Gayle defends well off the front foot

19.1 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, looks to get in the gap but picks out mid-off. Rocks back and times the drive off the back foot really well but it goes straight to the fielder

18.6 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Chanderpaul turns it softly to square leg

18.5 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, almost knocked him over. The slider from Ashwin on the off stump, Chanderpaul picked it very late and just manages to bring his bat down in time to block it

18.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, shortish outside off stump, Chanderpaul pushes it into the off-side

18.3 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, not easy to beat the edge of this man, excellent delivery from Ash! Flighted delivery pitches on the off stump and turns away sharply, the ball bounced extra to surprise Chanderpaul as well

18.2 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, slower through air on the stumps, Chanderpaul waits and defends off the back foot

18.1 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, very full on the off stump, Chanderpaul digs it back to the bowler

Test hundred No. 3 - 114. Versus Australia at Perth, February 1992. Result: Australia won by 300 runs. Perhaps his finest Test hundred and certainly one of the best played at the WACA ever. All of 18-years old and faced with a formidable bowling attack of McDermott, Hughes, Whitney and Reiffel, Tendulkar showed how to play quality fast bowling with strokeplay of the highest order when his far more experienced and well established team-mates were floundering. In those days, the WACA pitch was lightning quick and was a haven for the fast bowlers, but Tendulkar overcame all those with a pristine hundred that showcased his unlimited potential on the world stage. After this innings, Merv Hughes had this to say to his captain Allan Border: "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."

17.6 P Ojha to Gayle, 2 runs, flatter and shorter outside off stump, Gayle punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover, but only good enough for a couple

17.5 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Chanderpaul advances and tries to push at it, the ball went to backward point off the pad but the umpire reckons he got some bat on it. Off the mark anyway

17.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Chanderpaul looks to drive and gets an inside edge into the on-side

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Samuels has managed to score just 99 runs in the entire series.

17.3 P Ojha to Samuels, out Stumped!! He just couldn't stick on to the wicket. Really poor from Samuels to throw his wicket away at this stage. Ojha tosses this up nicely outside off stump, Samuels tries to advance and send that out of the ground over long-on, the ball spun away sharply and beat the bat comfortably, Dhoni collected the ball waited for a while and whipped the stumps off to give the marching orders to Samuels. Samuels st Dhoni b P Ojha 11(18) [4s-2]

P Ojha to Samuels, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

17.2 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Samuels pushes it into the off-side

17.1 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Samuels defends late but gets it from the middle of the bat

16.6 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, nicely tossed up from Ashwin to end the over, Gayle employs a solid front foot defence

16.5 Ashwin to Samuels, 1 run, moral victory for the bowler there. Samuels came down the track to drive it through the off-side, he wasn't to the pitch of the ball yet he opts for the shot and gets an inside edge that goes between mid-wicket and long-on

16.4 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, waits for the ball to turn in and blocks it to short-leg

16.3 Ashwin to Gayle, 1 run, floats this up on the stumps, Gayle lunges forward to defend, but gets a thick inside edge that rolls to square leg

16.2 Ashwin to Gayle, FOUR, flatter and shorter on the leg stump from Ashwin, Gayle rocks back and whips it powerfully, the fielders were just ball-watching

16.1 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, gives it a lot of air, on the stumps, Gayle gets an inside edge onto the pad on his front foot defence

Test hundred No. 2 - 148*. Versus Australia at Sydney, January 1992. Result: Match drawn. Richie Benaud called it the best Test innings that he had seen, very high praise from one of the shrewdest thinkers the game has seen. Tendulkar also by virtue of his 100 was the youngest man to score a Test century in Australia. Along with Ravi Shastri, Sachin added 196 runs for the 5th wicket as the duo toyed with a debutant blonde leggie by the name of Shane Warne. Warne ended with the unflattering figures of 1-150 as Shastri and Sachin carted him all over the park. It was the start of a long love affair for Sachin with the Sydney Cricket Ground which would see him go on to make a mountain of runs at the famous venue.

15.6 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, ends the over with a tossed up delivery on the off stump, Samuels offers a solid front foot defence

15.5 P Ojha to Samuels, FOUR, hit that on the rise and it evades Bhuvneshwar Kumar at cover. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Samuels drives away from the body with an angled bat and the ball races away

15.4 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, prefers to stay back to this flatter delivery and blocks well

15.3 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, pushes him back with a quicker delivery on the stumps, Samuels gets his bat down in time to block it

15.2 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Samuels defends well off the front foot

15.1 P Ojha to Gayle, 1 run, this one slides on with the angle from round the wicket, Gayle pushes it to backward point

14.6 Ashwin to Samuels, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off stump, Samuels advances but doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, he drives and sends it past Ashwin to long-off. The fielder inside the ring gave chase but couldn't get there in time. 17 off the over

14.4 Ashwin to Gayle, FOUR, the third full toss in the over, this time Gayle gets a good stride forward and works it along the ground to the deep mid-wicket fence

14.3 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, another one down the leg side asking to go for the sweep, for some reason Gayle loses the bottom hand grip, he tries to help it on its way but misses

14.2 Ashwin to Gayle, FOUR, Ashwin tries to go for the yorker and sends it on the full on the leg stump, Gayle sweeps with one hand and this one goes very fine to the long leg fence

14.1 Ashwin to Gayle, FOUR, high full toss on the leg stump, Gayle doesn't try to do anything fancy, just times the swing across the line very well and it goes flat and on the bounce into the backward square leg fence

Test hundred No. 1 - 119* . Versus England at Manchester, August 1990. Result: Match drawn. Tendulkar was all of 17 years and 112 days old when he made his first Test hundred, his first hundred ensured India saved the match on the final day. He added 160 runs with Manoj Prabhakar and often advised his much senior partner on how to go about things. India were staring down the barrel at 4/109 when Tendulkar came to the middle and by the time he had finished, he had ended up on 119 studded with 17 glorious boundaries. India ended with 6/343, with a match drawn next to their name. It was the beginning of something special and on that chilly day in Manchester, those who saw Sachin bat knew that they were seeing something very rare.

We are done with the ODI tons, now we come to the Test hundreds. Enjoy!

13.6 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Samuels drives it to short cover

13.5 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, again pushes it through but this on the stumps, Samuels defends off the front foot

13.3 P Ojha to Gayle, 1 run, short from Ojha this time, Gayle rocks back and pulls it between mid-wicket and long on, first runs of the day for him

13.2 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, flighted delivery just missing leg, Gayle kicks it out

13.1 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, starts off with a flighted delivery turning sharply down the leg side, Gayle doesn't offer a shot and the ball runs away to the fine-leg fence. Since there was no shot offered, the umpire called it a dead-ball

12.6 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery from Ashwin, this one is turning down the leg side, Samuels deliberates it with his pad

12.5 Ashwin to Samuels, 2 runs, slow and shortish outside off stump, Samuels rocks back and steers it to third man for the first runs of the day

12.4 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Samuels gets outside the line of the off pole and pads it with his glove well behind the pad

12.3 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, starts off with a quicker delivery outside off stump, Samuels cuts and misses

Forward short-leg, backward short-leg, leg slip and a slip in place.

Today could well be the end of an international career that changed the face of cricket in India. Fans wish, he could bowl, bat and field, all by himself today like in one of those advertisements. The emotions will be running high. But we have to accept reality. Here we go for the start of play as the players make their way out to the middle.

ODI Hundred No. 49: 114 v Bangladesh, Dhaka, 16 March 2012. Result: Bangladesh Won. After an agonising wait which lasted almost a year, Tendulkar finally scored his 100th international hundred during the Asia Cup, the first man on the planet to do so. It was a bitter-sweet moment though, while Tendulkar did complete his ton of tons, India went on lose the match to Bangladesh. It wasn't the greatest of knocks from Sachin either, he seemed to slow down as he inched closer towards the elusive three figure mark and it cost his team in the end. It was also Tendulkar's 49th and last century in ODI cricket, he announced his retirement from the shorter format of the game at the end of the tournament.

Pitch report: "My word, West Indies have a mountain to climb," says Ravi Shastri. "It is a very dry wicket. No overnight due or moisture on it, but if the batsmen apply themselves they can get a hundred. Ashwin and Ojha have had a good breakfast, they are waiting to lick their fingers," signs off Shaz in his own 'modest' style. Going by the analysis of the pitch, West Indies have a huge task ahead of themselves.

So here are we are then. Probably on the final day of the Test match - which will also mean that it will be the final day on the field for Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar as an Indian cricketer. Hold back the tears, save it for later because it is going to be one hell of an emotional moment when the game ends. There will be never-before seen scenes and an one-off experience. It is an experience worth waiting for!

The West Indies batting story was no different from the fiasco in the first innings. They started off slowly, looked under pressure and their batsmen played horrendous shots to get out. On the other hand, the Indian bowlers exuded confidence and they continued their brilliant bowling form from the day before to leave the visitors reeling on 43/3 at day end. West Indies still trail by 270 runs and with only 7 wickets and 3 days worth of play still left, they find themselves in a very difficult position to save this Test, let alone win it. The Indians, however, will move in for the kill and will be keen on finishing this match today itself.

Dhoni could not make much of the opportunity but Rohit fought on. The side crumbled after losing Pujara and Kohli, but Shami and Rohit put up an amazing partnership and powered India to a fantastic total. Rohit became the second Indian to register back-to-back centuries in his first two Test innings. The crowd which had arrived in the hopes of watching one Mumbaikar score a ton were treated with another one getting it. It was like as if the baton had passed from the Master to the Disciple. With a lead of 313 over the visitors and an in-form bowling attack, India already found themselves in a strong position to exert dominance over West Indies.

The noise at Wankhede reduced dramatically. The crowd thinned considerably, a lot of people left the ground, millions of TV sets were switched off, a reminiscent of the 90s era, showing that even after all these years, the 'Sachin effect' was still very much there. But the match continued on. The young players made sure that the crowd got their money's worth. It did not take long for Pujara to score his 5th Test ton after getting a reprieve on 76. He was joined by Virat Kohli, who registered a quick-fire fifty.

When Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar walked out on the field, there were unshed tears in the eyes of every Indian fan. And he did not disappoint. He started from where he left off. He appeared more positive than the day before and played those vintage Tendulkar shots to perfection. It did not take long for him to get to his 68th half-century and he looked good enough to pile on more runs. Unfortunately, the treat he dished out to his fans could not last for long when he was caught off Deonarine by Sammy playing a shot which he had missed out on a number of times that day. The Wankhede crowd was stunned into silence; so was every person glued to the TV set. Sachin Tendulkar raised his bat, acknowledged the crowd and walked off the ground, perhaps, for ONE LAST TIME. People everywhere stood up and gave him a standing ovation, unsuccessfully trying to hold back the tears that were pooling in their eyes. It took a moment to realize that this is perhaps the final time they will see their God wielding the willow.

08:53 Local Time, 03:23 GMT Day 2 was a day of heart-breaks as well as one of rejoicement. The day started with every single cricket fan in the world watching the game with bated breath and waiting for their favourite player to get a century. Here in India, people took leave from offices and schools to stay back and watch history in making. In Mumbai, people gathered from all parts of the city to enter the stadium. Those who could not get in, waited back home, gathered around their TV sets. It was a festive atmosphere in the country.

So, that ends proceedings from us on this day. It is just a matter of time tomorrow for the Indians to wrap up the game. Let's hope that West Indies take the fight to India and entertain us. Emotions will be running high as soon as the game ends. Do not miss out on anything. Join us back for Day 3 action at 09:30 Local Time, 04:00 GMT. See you then. Tata bye bye!

ODI Hundred No. 48: 111 v South Africa, Nagpur, 12 March 2011. Result: South Africa Won. Sachin Tendulkar set the tone for yet another ballistic finish before India shockingly collapsed once again after his dismissal. A score around 350 was almost a certainty with Tendulkar out in the middle, but India stuttered to lose their last 9 wickets for just 29 runs to be bowled out for 296. Sachin though batted in a supreme fashion, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes to register his 2nd century of the tournament.

These are some of the tweets from eminent personalities on Sachin Tendulkar from across the globe.

Harsha Bhogle tweets: tendulkar says that playing cricket is like oxygen to him, he cannot imagine life without it

Pat Symcox tweets: Today I sit to watch with sadness that the greatest cricketer in history will walk out to play his final hand.He exudes all that is good

Tom Moody tweets: One thing I have admired over the yrs with Sachin is his ability to deal with overwhelming expectations, 1.2 billion prays. #ThankYouSachin

Piers Morgan tweets: Incredible excitement and tension watching the superlative @sachin_rt in what may be his last ever Test innings. Fabulous sporting drama.

Lewis Hamilton tweets: Congrats to @sachin_rt. He is a true sporting legend and achieved so much in his incredible career. #ThankYouSachin

Sanjay Manjrekar tweets: Don't often get emotional about this sport. But I did today when I saw Tendulkar walking back to the dressing room out on 74

Irfan Pathan tweets: How can u concentrate in ur training when u know u might be seeing Sachin batting live for the last time #ThankYouSachin

Mick Jagger tweets: Saluting you @Sachin_RT on your last Test match. Thanks for all the wonderful cricket you've shown us over the last 25 years, we'll miss you

Rohit Sharma: "Good things are happening to me after the Jaipur ODI. We (referring to Mumbai Indians) won the CLT20 and I carried forth the form into the Australia ODIs. Then I translated the form to the Tests. Since my childhood days, I have played a lot here at this ground. Day 2 and Day 3 are the best days to bat here. It is also known for its bounce and turn. Hopefully our spinners can turn it even more and win it for Sachin tomorrow. I really thank Shami for the support. He kept his cool and went for his shots only after I reached three figures."

The West Indies came out and looked to defend initially. But Kieran Powell played a hapless shot to throw his wicket away to open the door for the Indian spinners. Ojha removed nightwatchman Tino Best before Ashwin found the outside edge of Darren Bravo in the final over the day. Looks like this match is going to end within 3 days. The batsmen are all at sea as the ball is turning big and bouncing a lot off the rough. Life is not going to be easy and the visitors have to hope for a miracle from here on to save this Test match.

He went on to register his 5th Test hundred alongside Virat Kohli who made a fine fifty. Rohit Sharma then carried the innings on his shoulders and shared a 80-run 10th wicket stand with Mohammad Shami while bringing up his 2nd consecutive Test hundred. He also became only the 2nd Indian to score back-to-back Test hundreds in the first two innings of a Test career. India had already sized up a lead over 300 by then.

17:02 Local Time, 11:32 GMT: Stumps on Day 2 and another day that entirely belonged to India in this series. It started off with all eyes glued on Sachin Tendulkar who played wonderfully before being dismissed against the run of play, much to the agony of the crowd that was very vocal. Cheteshwar Pujara carried on at the other end and rode his luck when the third umpire ruled a catch appeal in his favour when he was batting on 76.

12.2 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Vijay!! Great end to the day's proceedings for India. Flighted delivery on the off stump from round the wicket, the ball pitches and turns square, more importantly opens up Bravo, he looks to defend and gets a thick outside edge which goes straight into the hands of second slip. West Indies are in deep trouble now. With this kind of batting, will they last the morning session tomorrow? Darren Bravo c Vijay b Ashwin 11(10) [4s-2]

Ashwin to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

12.1 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, FOUR, full toss on the leg stump, Bravo flicks it along the ground and it races away to the mid-wicket fence. Dhoni was not happy with that ball from Ashwin

ODI Hundred No. 47: 120 v England, Bangalore, 27 February 2011. Match Tied. The World Cup usually brings the best out of Sachin Tendulkar and the 2011 edition was no different. It was yet another massive effort from the master-blaster with James Anderson, one of the the bowlers who have troubled him the most being at the receiving end. The Chinnawamy resembled a cauldron as Tendulkar treated the fans to a superb display of stroke-making. His knock included 10 fours and 5 massive sixes.

11.6 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, appeal for LBW and I tell you what, this looked very close. Gayle lunges forward to defend this flighted delivery, he misses and is struck in line with the off stump, but that big forward stride put the umpire off maybe. Replays suggested that it would have gone on to hit the off stump, Gayle is very lucky to survive

11.5 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

11.4 P Ojha to Gayle, byes, FOUR, beat him in the flight and almost knocked him over. Hard to call that a missed stumping chance. Nicely tossed up from Ojha, Gayle goes for the loft, he loses balance and was way outside the crease, the ball spins sharply from the rough and beats the keeper as well

11.3 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, short outside off stump, Gayle punches it straight to cover

11.2 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, pushes him on the back foot with a flatter delivery and Gayle defends well

11.1 P Ojha to Gayle, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Gayle defends off the front foot

10.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up delivery on the leg stump, Bravo flicks it into the on-side

10.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, looks to drive the flighted delivery and gets a thick outside edge, silly point gives chase and keeps it down to two

10.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, that turned a long way as well. Bravo comes on the front foot to defend this flighted delivery but the ball spins away and beats the outside edge

10.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up on the off stump, Bravo watches the ball carefully and defends well

10.2 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, FOUR, nicely flighted outside off stump, Bravo drives with an angled bat and sends it past backward point, the ball races away to the square third man fence

10.1 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, shortish outside off stump, Bravo pushes it into the off-side

ODI Hundred No. 46: 200* v South Africa, Gwalior, 24 February, 2010. Result: India Won. If there was one batsman who could breach the 200 mark, it had to be Sachin Tendulkar. Having come close on a couple of occassions, he finally became the first man on the planet to score a double century in an ODI encounter. It was fitting that bit came against an excellent bowling attack, anything less would have surely been degraded. Everyone else paled in comparision to Sachin, KKD Karthik hit 79 and MSD blasted a quickfire 68, but they were just mere onlookers as history was being created at the other end. Exactly half of Sachin's runs came through fours and add another 3 sixes, one would realise the effort of the 36-year-old man.

9.6 P Ojha to Darren Bravo, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Bravo works it to backward square leg and gets off the mark

9.5 P Ojha to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo defends it into the off-side

Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease

9.4 P Ojha to Best, out Lbw!! I guess, that is a 50-50 call. I thought it might be just clipping leg if at all it was going to hit the stumps. The quicker delivery on the leg stump, Best tries to work it on the on-side, he misses and is struck in line with middle and leg. The umpire raised his finger immediately, Tino Best cannot believe it and he is not willing to climb the stairs up to the dressing room. Best lbw b P Ojha 9(17) [4s-2]

P Ojha to Best, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

9.3 P Ojha to Best, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Best pushes it into the on-side

9.2 P Ojha to Best, FOUR, well done Tino. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Best takes the risk and lofts it over the infield, the ball goes on the bounce to the long-on fence

9.1 P Ojha to Best, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Best defends it into the off-side

8.6 Ashwin to Best, 1 run, flighted delivery down the leg side, Best goes for the sweep and gloves it, leg slip puts his right hand up but can't grab the ball cleanly as it went quickly

8.5 Ashwin to Best, no run, the carrom-ball from Ashwin, Best hangs back and defends it

8.4 Ashwin to Best, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Best blocks off the back foot

8.3 Ashwin to Best, no run, appeal for bat-pad, not given. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Best takes his bat out of the way as it bounces extra, the ball pops off the pad and then the arm to short-leg. Good call by the umpire

8.2 Ashwin to Best, no run, lunges forward and misses the forward defence, manages to get hit on the pad just outside the line of off stump

8.1 Ashwin to Gayle, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Gayle drives it to long-on

ODI Hundred No. 45: 175 v Australia, Hyderabad, 5 November 2009. Result : Australia Won. In a dramatic match, Tendulkar's dismissal with 18 runs needed off 17 balls caused India's melt-down. Chasing 351 for an improbable victory, Tendulkar kept India afloat during the chase despite losing partners constantly. It was a special innings a sort of innings only a player like Tendulkar could have played. With him out in the middle, it always looked like India would cross the line only for them to choke after his exit. For the record his knock was the 3rd highest individual score in a losing effort.

7.6 P Ojha to Best, no run, draws Best on the front foot and spins the flighted delivery away from him,, the batsman misses and Dhoni takes the bails off in a flash but Best had his back foot grounded firmly

7.5 P Ojha to Best, FOUR, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Best sweeps and gets it very fine, the ball runs away to fine leg

7.4 P Ojha to Best, no run, that turned square. Flighted delivery pitches on the off stump and spins away sharply, beats the outside edge of Best and goes to first slip. The Indians appeal for a catch but the umpire spotted it out of the rough

7.3 P Ojha to Best, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Best watches it carefully and defends well

7.2 P Ojha to Gayle, 1 run, full on the off stump, Gayle drives it down to long-on

7.1 P Ojha to Gayle, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off stump, Gayle drives away from the body, doesn't time it properly and the ball slows down at deep extra cover

Pragyan Ojha, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6 Ashwin to Best, no run, clever bowling from Ashwin. Tosses this up nicely, invites the drive, Best looks to go through cover and leaves a big bat-pad gap, the ball luckily hits the body

6.5 Ashwin to Best, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Best blocks off the back foot

6.4 Ashwin to Best, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Best turns it to short-leg

6.3 Ashwin to Best, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Best defends off the front foot

Tino Best, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.2 Ashwin to K Powell, out Caught by Shami!! Would you believe it? He's picked out the only fielder in the deep and what a time to throw your wicket away. Flighted delivery from Ashwin, Powell dances down the track, he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, yet he opts to loft, the bat turns in his hands and he doesn't make proper contact, Shami runs forward from long-off and takes a fantastic diving catch just inches from the ground. Chanderpaul is absolutely disappointed by the shot Powell played. K Powell c Shami b Ashwin 9(16)

Ashwin to K Powell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

6.1 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, flatter delivery down the leg side, Powell attempts the glance but doesn't make contact

ODI Hundred No. 44: 138 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 14 September 2009. Result: India Won. Tendulkar's knock in the finals of the Compaq Cup will be remembered as the first match where he took the aid of a runner in his career. Tendulkar shared vital stands with Dravid, Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh to power India towards a massive score. His knock was punctuated with 10 fours and 1 huge six.

5.6 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, allows the inswinging fuller length delivery on the off stump and defends it into the off-side

5.5 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, goes round the wicket and delivers a good length delivery on the off stump, Gayle blocks off the back foot. Not too sure about this defensive approach from Gayle, much better off playing in a positive manner I guess

5.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, swinging away from a length and just around the off stump, Powell turns it to deep mid-wicket

5.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, Powell fails to tickle it on its way

5.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, a fine outswinging length ball on the off stump, Powell equally drives well off the front foot, Bhuvneshwar gets down quickly on his follow-through to pick up the ball

5.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, a hint of outswing on this good length delivery, Powell gets across slightly and defends it into the on-side

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

4.6 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, the slider to end the over. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Gayle defends and gets an inside edge onto the pad

4.5 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, quicker delivery just outside off stump, Gayle cuts and picks out Tendulkar at point

4.4 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, floated up outside off stump, left alone

4.3 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Gayle defends it to mid-off

4.2 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, that one turned a long way. Draws Gayle forward with a flighted delivery and beats the outside edge. It had a bit of extra bounce as well

4.1 Ashwin to Gayle, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Gayle mistimes the pull into the on-side

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 43: 163* v New Zealand, Christchurch, 8 March 2009. Result: India Won. On tiny boundaries at the AMi Stadium, Tendulkar rolled back a few years as he pulled, drove, swept and paddled his way to a fine 163. A double century was on the cards but he was forced to retire hurt with 5 overs still in the bank. The knock coming from 133 balls, included 16 hits to the fence and 5 massive sixes.

Two slips and a short-leg in place.

3.6 Shami to K Powell, no run, another bouncer from Shami, Powell sits under it and lets it go through to Dhoni

Lights are on at the ground.

3.5 Shami to K Powell, no run, good thinking from the bowler to bang it short, but the line was outside off stump and that allowed Powell to duck under it comfortably

3.4 Shami to K Powell, no run, shapes the good length delivery away from the left-hander, Powell watches the ball sail into the hands of the keeper

Four slips in now.

3.3 Shami to K Powell, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off stump, Powell stands tall and punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover

3.2 Shami to K Powell, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, defended straight back to the bowler

3.1 Shami to K Powell, no run, nice and full just outside off stump, Powell offers a solid front foot defence

2.6 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, takes the full delivery away from Gayle and he happily leaves it for the keeper

2.5 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, short of length delivery shaping away outside off stump, left alone

2.4 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, covers the off stump, there is good amount of outswing on this one and Gayle watchfully lifts his bat and lets it go

2.3 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, this one goes even wider outside off stump, Gayle is not going to play at those

2.2 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, doesn't want to disturb the line of this fuller length delivery angling away from the left-hander, just leaves it for Dhoni

2.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, slightly walks across the stumps and works the good length delivery to mid-on

ODI Hundred No. 42: 117* v Australia, Sydney, 2 March 2008. Result: India Won. After having been dismissed 6 times in the nineties since the last century, Sachin Tendulkar put aside the nervous nineties tag to complete a glorious hundred which helped India go 1-0 up in the best of three finals of the CB series. Often blamed for not turning up on the big occassion, Tendulkar firmly shut everyone's mouth in the course of a sensational knock as India chased down a victory target of 240. Tendulkar's innings consisted of 10 fours and he added 123 runs for the 4th wicket with Rohit Sharma.

1.6 Shami to Gayle, no run, he wanted to punch this off the back foot, in the end, plays a poor shot. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, the ball jagged back off the surface to surprise Gayle. The ball zooms past the inside edge

1.5 Shami to Gayle, no run, on a length and outside off stump, this time he hangs back and pushes it to mid-off

1.4 Shami to Gayle, no run, ensures that he comes on the front foot and defends the full delivery just around the off stump

1.3 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Powell softly dabs it to cover-point and gets off strike

1.2 Shami to K Powell, 2 runs, attempts another cover drive, but this time only an inside edge results, luckily it misses the stumps and rolls to fine leg. It was right up there be driven but the ball shaped in very late to fox the batsman

1.1 Shami to K Powell, 2 runs, good start for Powell. Full delivery outside off stump, Powell drives well off the front foot, the ball goes to deep extra cover, Ojha and Dhawan give chase to keep it down to two

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, leg byes, FOUR, sprays this inswinging good length delivery on the pads, Gayle fails to tickle it, the ball brushes the pad and runs away to fine leg

Gayle and K Powell are at the crease. Gayle is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

ODI Hundred No. 41: 100* v West Indies, Vadodara, 31 January 2007. Result: India Won. In a virtual run-feast, Tendulkar batted in the middle order and still plundered a century from just 76 balls. His knock included 10 fours and 1 six as West Indies were consigned to their 2nd biggest defeat in terms of runs.

Sachin Tendulkar walks down the stairs from the dressing room and the crowd goes berserk.

So, the West Indies have finally managed to end this Indian innings. Rohit Sharma was absolutely fantastic to watch and he played a brilliant innings of 111 in relatively quick time by Test match standards. Earlier, Pujara batted sensibly and got to his 5th Test hundred after Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed against the run of play. India went for some quick runs in the last 90 minutes of play. The last wicket partnership was worth 80 runs. When Shami joined Rohit at the crease, he was on 46 and since then he wasted no time to go past hundred and in the end, India will feel they have a sizeable lead to enforce an innings defeat. The West Indian reply in a short while.

107.6 Deonarine to Shami, out Caught by Best!! Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Shami goes for the slog-sweep, he times it well but doesn't get the elevation, Best does well to tumble to his right and take a fine catch. India have a 313-run lead. He was rolling over but managed to keep his feet inside the boundary line. Shami c Best b Deonarine 11(29) [4s-2]

Deonarine to Shami, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Mohammed Shami has been caught in the deep by Tino Best. But was he touching the ropes? No, he is fine. India are all-out.

107.5 Deonarine to Shami, 2 runs, prefers to stay on the back foot and drives the flatter delivery along the ground to deep extra cover

107.4 Deonarine to Rohit, 1 run, pushed through quicker outside off stump, Rohit drives it to extra cover for a single

107.3 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, short on the off stump, Rohit punches it powerfully to deep extra-cover but doesn't take the run

107.2 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, defended easily

107.1 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, doesn't bother flighting the ball, Rohit pushes it back to the bowler

Narsingh Deonarine [10.0-0-42-1] is back into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 40: 141* v West Indies, Kuala Lampur, 14 September 2006. Result: West Indies won. Another knock in a losing cause, Sachin Tendulkar was once again denied by rain and D/L calculations. On a tough track, particulary for the right-handers, with the ball keeping alarmingly low at times, Tendulkar prospered to remain unbeaten on 141. The knock consisted of 13 fours and 5 sixes. It was his first hundred after yet another return following shoulder and elbow injury, Tendulkar said that he would remember it as a "special" hundred because he had to overcome the pitch and his injuries.

106.6 Samuels to Shami, no run, floated up on the stumps, Shami lunges forward and offers a solid front foot defence

106.5 Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, driven down to long-on

106.4 Samuels to Rohit, no run, this one turns a bit more and ends up on the off stump, Rohit adjusts well and pushes it into the off-side

106.3 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Rohit defends well from the crease

106.2 Samuels to Rohit, FOUR, quicker and shorter on the off stump, asking to be hit, Rohit rocks back and pulls it over the infield, the ball races away to the mid-wicket fence, the fielder in the deep doesn't bother chasing

106.1 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Sharma defends off the front foot

105.6 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, a peach to end the over. The doosra pitching just outside off stump and holding its line, Shami plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten

105.5 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, a touch quicker through the air on the off stump, Shami gets his bat down in time and blocks well

105.4 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, flatter and shorter on the stumps, Shami rocks back and punches it to cover

105.3 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, Shillingford goes back over the wicket. Nicley floated up on the leg stump, Shami respects it with a front foot defence

105.2 S Shillingford to Shami, FOUR, this is a fine hit. Short on the off stump, Shami rocks back and cuts it along the ground to the deep backward point fence

105.1 S Shillingford to Shami, FOUR, Shami has the license now. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, he slogs across the line and it races away to the deep mid-wicket fence. That was more like a get-out-of-jail shot

104.6 Samuels to Rohit, no run, low full toss on the leg stump, Rohit turns it to mid-wicket

104.5 Samuels to Rohit, SIX, what a way to get to the landmark! Rohit Sharma becomes the 2nd Indian to score back-to-back hundreds in the first two innings of a Test career after Sourav Ganguly. This is also his second Test hundred. Tendulkar and Dhoni are absolutely ecstatic for Rohit in the dressing room. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Rohit muscles the loft and it sails over the long-on fence. Rohit celebrates by fisting with the bat

104.4 Samuels to Rohit, no run, fires this down the leg side, Rohit doesn't offer a shot

104.3 Samuels to Rohit, no run, 118.7 kph on this quicker delivery down the leg side, Rohit fails to tickle it and is hit on the pad

104.2 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flatter and shorter, pushed to point off the back foot

104.1 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Rohit comes on the front foot and defends well

Barring deep mid-wicket, all the fielders are inside the ring.

103.6 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, flatter and shorter on the off stump, Mohammed pushes it off the back foot into the on-side. Rohit will have the strike now

103.5 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, Shillingford goes round the wicket and lands the flighted delivery on the stumps, Mohammed plants his front foot forward and defends well. The crowd make a big cheer

Silly-point, short-leg, slip, gully and a leg-slip in place.

103.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Rohit flicks it to long leg and goes to 99

103.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, 2 runs, short and turning in on the leg stump, Rohit rocks back and punches it off the back foot, the ball goes to deep extra cover and that gives enough time for the batsmen to come back for the second

103.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rohit turns it to into the on-side

103.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, lunges forward, there is some extra bounce on this flighted delivery, Rohit keeps his gloves inside the flap of the front pad and pads it

ODI Hundred No. 39: 100 v Pakistan, Peshawar, 6 February 2006. Result: Pakistan Won. Tendulkar's first ODI ton after making a succesful comeback post surgery for tennis elbow, his innings of 100 went in vain after the match was decided on the D/L method, handing Pakistan a win by 7 runs. A patient innings by his standards, Tendulkar's knock included 10 fours and 1 six as he let his fellow partners dominate partnerships.

102.6 Samuels to Shami, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Shami offers a solid front foot defence and the crowd love it as Rohit will have the strike for the next over

102.5 Samuels to Shami, no run, gets his front foot outside the line of off stump and defends the flighted delivery uppishly. There was a bit of extra bounce and the ball was in the air for a while, but there was no one at silly-point

102.4 Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, this time he goes to the other end. Flatter and shorter outside off stump, Rohit guides it to backward point

102.3 Samuels to Rohit, no run, softly works the flighted delivery into the on-side, the ball rolls past mid-wicket, Rohit thinks about the single but decides against it eventually

102.2 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Rohit lunges forward to defend, but gets hit on the front pad

102.1 Samuels to Rohit, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Rohit guides it to short third man

Marlon Samuels [8.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

Drinks are on the field now. Riveting cricket going on. Don't go anywhere.

101.6 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, Shami survives and the crowd is loving this. S Shillingford came from round the wicket and got the ball to turn in big but it hits Shami high on the back leg

101.5 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, floated up very full, probably one of the loudest cheers you will hear for a solid defence

101.4 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, bowled a lot slower through the air this time, Shami is hit high on the back pad

101.3 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, flat and on middle, Shami turns this to backward square leg

101.2 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, tossed up again, Shami reaches out and punches it back to S Shillingford

101.1 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, floated up outside off, Shami taps it on the offside but the fielder at mid off was quick to get around

Can Shami hang on and help Sharma to get a 100?

100.6 Best to Rohit, FOUR, banged in short and wide outside off, Sharma hops up and helps it over the slip cordon to pick up another boundary. He moves to 95 but Shami will have to face Shillingford now

100.5 Best to Rohit, FOUR, nonchalantly done by Sharma. Best fires it into leg and Sharma flicks it in the air towards fine leg. Shillingford did not pick it at all and does not even try for a catch. Rohit moves into the 90s now

100.5 Best to Rohit, wide, Best is not getting it right. Fine line between making it impossible for the batsman to play and going too wide. This time it is way outside off, almost landed outside the pitch

100.4 Best to Shami, 1 run, nicely done by Shami. It was on the fuller side. Shami met it solidly and gets it past point. He gets off the mark finally as well

Best has 3 shots at Shami now. What can he do? Three slips and gully in place.

100.3 Best to Rohit, 1 run, very good shot but just a single. Sharma drove the full ball wide of long off but the fielder was very quick to get around

100.2 Best to Rohit, no run, Best sprays it way outside off again. Sharma does not want to go after that

100.1 Best to Rohit, no run, banged in short and outside off, Sharma gets up on his toes and cuts it to deep point

ODI Hundred No. 38: 123 v Pakistan, Ahmedabad, 12 April 2005. Result: Pakistan Won. Tendulkar's masterclass at the Motera was not enough as Inzamam ul Haq inspired Pakistan to a thrilling victory. In an innings that consisted of 12 fours and 2 sixes, Tendulkar added 129 runs for the second wicket with MS Dhoni as India racked up 315 on the board.

Partnership 43 now with Shami still to get off the mark!

99.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, this was fired in flat and full on the leg by S Shillingford. Sharma keeps his bat out and chips it gently up in the air and well in front of long on. He gets to keep strike again. Nicely done

99.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flat and straight, Sharma taps it to mid wicket

99.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, Sharma does not pick the doosra this time. He presses forward to defend but is beaten comprehensively outside off

99.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, pitched up again, Sharma punches it to long off now

99.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Sharma turns it down to deep square leg

99.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, tossed up on the off now, Sharma defends it softly

99.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no ball, Sharma wanted to get near that 100 quickly. He came down the track for a big shot but dragged this high and wide of long on. Deonarine judged it well and took it neatly but S Shillingford had overstepped by a big margin. Sharma gets another shot

Rohit has been caught off a no-ball! Drama! Did they cross over? No, they didn't

98.6 Best to Rohit, 1 run, this is superb cat and mouse game between Rohit and the West Indians. Best goes full on the leg with the field up. Sharma plays it gently enough for the ball to pull up well inside the ropes. There was not a single fielder trying to prevent it from going to the boundary but just a single results. Good batting

98.6 Best to Rohit, wide, Best overdoes the strategy. He goes too far down the leg side this time. Rightly called a wide

Only fine leg placed near the boundary

98.5 Best to Rohit, no run, Best goes down the leg side now. Sharma cannot connect and this seems to be a definite strategy to try and keep Sharma off strike

The field comes in now.

98.4 Best to Rohit, no run, well outside off again. Teasing Sharma to go after it but he resists

98.3 Best to Rohit, FOUR, very nicely played by Sharma now. This was short and directed right at this face but Sharma pulled this down into the ground very nicely. There was a big gap behind square on the onside and he picked that. Sharma on 84 now.

98.2 Best to Rohit, no run, Best goes way outside off now. Sharma cannot reach that

98.1 Best to Rohit, no run, short of length and Sharma pulls it nicely down to deep mid wicket

97.6 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, the off-break this time, Shami leans out and taps it to short leg

97.5 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, S Shillingford begins with the doosra. It beats Shami all ends up. He was playing for the off-break but it whizzes past the outside edge

A slip, a leg slip, a short leg and a silly point in.

97.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, pushed through flatter as Sharma skips down. He works it down to deep mid wicket and is confident to let Shami face two balls

97.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Sharma gets behind the line and defends it solidly

97.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, on the middle and leg again, Sharma turns it off his pads but is still not interested in a single

96.6 Best to Shami, no run, full and outside off, Shami reaches out and gets a thickish edge down to third man. No single though

96.5 Best to Shami, no run, short, wide and way outside off. Total waste of a delivery against a tail-ender

96.4 Best to Rohit, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Sharma goes for the cut but gets a thick outside edge down to third man. A single taken this time

96.3 Best to Rohit, no run, short of length and outside off, Sharma gets up on his toes and dabs it to deep point but decides against a single

Rohit's been showing just the right attributes for a No. 6. He's been farming the strike with the ease of a veteran.

96.2 Best to Rohit, no run, full and on the off, Sharma defends it solidly

96.1 Best to Rohit, FOUR, Class. Top class. This was on the fuller side from Best, Sharma met that perfectly and sends the ball scurrying through extra cover

ODI Hundred No. 37: 141 v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 16 March 2004. Result: Pakistan Won. One of the best knocks ever played, Tendulkar nearly guided India to a stunning victory, only for the lower order failing to complete the task. This was Tendulkar's first ever ODI ton in Pakistan, and in the process he became the first player to cross 13,000 ODI runs. Chasing 330, India were well led by the Master as he made light of wickets falling at the other end. 17 fours and 1 six came from his bat as he kept the asking rate in check. His dismissal, caught in the deep off Shoib Malik signalled the end of the Indian challenge, something that one has got pretty used to.

The partnership is 29 now and Shami's contribution has been 0. He's been running brilliantly between the wickets though.

95.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, good batting once again. Sharma turns this full delivery softly in front of short leg and picks the quick single. Gabriel was too slow to get to the ball and did not pick it up cleanly as well

95.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, SIX, this is excellent batting from Sharma. He comes down the track now, plays this with spin and sends the ball sailing into the stands over mid wicket

95.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, pushed through quicker by S Shillingford, Sharma pushes it back to the bowler

95.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, FOUR, not the off-break this time. It just went straight on and Sharma picked it early. He rocks back and cuts it hard and square on the offside for another boundary

95.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, floated up and full as well, Sharma blocks once again

95.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Sharma gets back and pushes it softly on the onside

94.6 Best to Rohit, 1 run, Best bowls the last ball of the over too far outside off. Sharma is up to it though. He reaches out and squeezes it out to sweeper cover to keep strike

94.5 Best to Rohit, no run, very loud appeal for a catch turned down. Best was pleading with the umpire but to no avail. Sharma was trying to pull a short delivery but that clearly missed the bat and went down the leg side

94.4 Best to Rohit, no run, slanted in now, Sharma tries to turn it on the onside but is hit on the pad

94.3 Best to Rohit, no run, banged in short and directed at the body, Sharma sways back and evades

94.2 Best to Rohit, 2 runs, Best spears it in full, Sharma tries to go over long on but mistimes it. The ball bounces and slows down inside the ropes for long on to come around and collect

94.1 Best to Rohit, no run, Best starts with a length delivery very wide outside off, Sharma does not even think of playing a shot

Tino Best [14.0-0-68-1] is back into the attack

93.6 S Shillingford to Shami, no run, flat and on the off, Shami defends it comfortably from the crease

93.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, no ball, 1 run, floated up full by S Shillingford. Sharma sweeps it down to deep square leg for a single but is a touch disappointed that it was a no ball. Shami has to take strike now

93.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, FOUR, very similar to the previous shot but this was timed much better. It was quite close to Sammy, at slip as well but there was no chance he was getting to that

93.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, 2 runs, very nicely done by Sharma. He sees this being dragged a little short as well and waits on it. He then plays it from middle stump and dabs it late past slip for a couple

93.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, big shot attempted but S Shillingford saw Sharma coming down and pulled it short. Sharma swung out anyway but did not connect

93.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, a little flatter and on off this time. Sharma defends it watchfully

93.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, floated up on middle and leg, turning further down. Sharma pads it away

ODI Hundred No. 36: 102 v New Zealand, Hyderabad, 15 November 2003. Result: India Won. Another no-contest, particularly after Tendulkar had blasted a century from just 97 balls. He was completely overshadowed by his junior partner, Virender Sehwag as the duo added 182 runs for the 1st wicket. Dravid boosted the score further, scoring the 2nd fastest fifty ever by an Indian as the hosts racked up 353/5.

92.6 S Gabriel to Shami, no run, banged in short now and Shami ducks under it quite easily. Another delivery goes in vain

92.5 S Gabriel to Shami, no run, full and sliding down the leg side now. Wasted delivery against Shami

92.4 S Gabriel to Rohit, 1 run, driven classily on the up through cover once again. Now Sharma is ready to give strike to Shami

92.3 S Gabriel to Rohit, no run, S Gabriel digs it short but it's well outside off, left alone by Sharma

92.2 S Gabriel to Rohit, no run, angled in, Sharma gets it down to deep mid wicket. No chance of a double. No attempt for the single

92.1 S Gabriel to Rohit, 2 runs, majestic drive on the up through extra cover. Deserved a boundary but Sharma will be happy to just keep strike with two

91.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, important single that. Sharma dabbed this softly through mid wicket and set off quickly. Shami responded as well. That gets him to his fifty and he gets to keep strike as well. Special moment for Rohit to get a fifty in front of his home crowd

91.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, pushed through quicker and outside off, Sharma can only defend

91.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, floated up on the off, Sharma leans forward to block now

91.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, slightly shorter, Sharma turns it in the big gap behind square. Still no single

91.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, pitched up again, Sharma pushes it towards long on and is not interested in turning the strike over

91.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, 2 runs, thrown up full by S Shillingford, Sharma reaches out and sweeps hard and wide of deep square leg for two

90.6 S Gabriel to Shami, no run, S Gabriel aims for the blockhole, Shami picks it on the full and punches it wide of mid on

Only one slip in place but there is a short leg in as well.

90.5 S Gabriel to Shami, no run, on the fuller side and very straight, Shami defends it from the crease

90.4 S Gabriel to Rohit, 1 run, slightly short and outside off, Sharma gets up tall and punches it square on the offside for one

90.3 S Gabriel to Rohit, no run, outside off and Rohit decides to leave

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

90.2 S Gabriel to Rohit, out P Ojha Run Out!! 1 run completed. Rohit was desperate to get back for the 2nd run but Ojha was just too slow. Brilliant throw too from the deep. Rohit had pulled this short of length delivery wide of deep mid wicket and was pushing hard for the second. The throw from Powell, at the bowler's end was just perfect. Ojha would have been well short even if S Gabriel had to collect and break it. P Ojha run out (K Powell) 0(1)

S Gabriel to Rohit, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

There has been a direct hit and Ojha is run out by a long way.

90.1 S Gabriel to Rohit, no run, good length and on the off, Sharma stands up tall to block

89.6 S Shillingford to P Ojha, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Ojha taps it gently on the onside

Pragyan Ojha, left handed bat, comes to the crease

89.5 S Shillingford to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by Sammy!! Brilliant catch by Sammy at leg slip. Kumar tried to turn this past leg slip. There was extra bounce as well but Sammy reacted quickly. He went low to his left and took a very sharp catch. This is the first time a West Indies player is taking 5 catches in an innings. It's a five-fer for S Shillingford as well. It's his fifth on the trot. Only the 4th player ever to do so and the first spinner ever.. Bhuvneshwar c Sammy b S Shillingford 4(6) [4s-1]

89.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, a bit of flight, Sharma reaches out and sweeps it behind square for one

89.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, loud, optimistic appeal turned down. This was turning in big and hit Sharma high on the pad

89.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, turning in from just outside off, Sharma defends it from the crease

Regarding the question we asked you it specifically refers to Test tons, so don't send in Sachin's ODI hundreds. Just the Test ones will be plugged in.

ODI Hundred No. 35: 100 v Australia, Gwalior, 26 October 2003. Result: India Won. A sedate hundred by Tendulkar's standards, the Master laid the platform for an easy victory for the Indians. His knock included 9 fours and 1 six and he was involved in a 190-run stand for the 2nd wicket with VVS Laxman.

A slip and a short leg in place

Welcome back. Just 3 wickets left for India. They will be looking to stretch the lead quickly

Tea on Day 2. India are now firmly in the driving seat. They lost four wickets but extended their lead to 231 runs. Pujara scored a fine century, his 5th in Tests, Kohli promised more than just a fifty while Ashwin played some crisp shots during his cameo. For the visitors, it was once again Shillingford who impressed, he continued to toil away under the harsh sun and has impressive figures of 4/142. Join us for the final session in a while..

88.6 S Gabriel to Bhuvneshwar, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bhuvneshwar steers it away towards gully

88.5 S Gabriel to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Gabriel bangs one short and well outside off, Bhuvneshwar watches it go through to the keeper

88.4 S Gabriel to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, nice way to get going, this was a long half volley from Gabriel, Bhuvneshwar leans forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and beats cover with a crisp drive

88.3 S Gabriel to Bhuvneshwar, no run, Gabriel loses his line and drifts one well down leg, Bhuvneshwar was looking to flick and misses

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

88.2 S Gabriel to Ashwin, out Caught&Bowled!! Gabriel has a wicket now. This was banged in short and just outside off, Ashwin was looking for the pull, is cramped for room and gets a top-edge that goes straight up in the air. Gabriel himself calls for the catch and takes it easily, he flings the ball away, more out of frustration than anything else. Umpire Kettleborough wants to check for the no-ball, but Gabriel landed his foot way inside the popping crease. India lose their 7th wicket. Ashwin c and b S Gabriel 30(32) [4s-4 6s-1]

S Gabriel to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

88.1 S Gabriel to Rohit, 1 run, on a good length and well outside off, Sharma drives it off the back-foot, just a single to deep point

Shannon Gabriel [13.0-0-75-0] is back into the attack

87.6 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, Shillingford floats one on off, Ashwin gets a big stride forward and blocks

87.5 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, Shillingford drops one short and wide outside off, Ashwin makes room and mistimes the cut towards point

87.4 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and defends it with his pads

87.3 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, tossed up and on off, Ashwin moves across a long way and defends it

87.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, Shillingford flights one well outside off, Sharma slogs it towards long on, he was looking to get it wide of long on

87.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, tossed up and on off, Sharma gets forward and blocks it

Best has a word or two with the umpire, Sammy comes across and pacifies him. Tino at his Best

86.6 Best to Ashwin, no run, Best bangs one way too short and wide outside off, left alone. The ball loops through to the keeper

86.5 Best to Ashwin, FOUR, lovely shot, fraction too short from Best, Ashwin stays on the back-foot and punches it through mid-wicket, the timing was supreme and the ball races away to the fence

86.4 Best to Ashwin, no run, Best bangs one short and on the stumps, bounces a bit on Ashwin, he drops his bottom hand and defends it

86.3 Best to Rohit, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Sharma waits on it, opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man

86.2 Best to Ashwin, 1 run, too straight from Best, Ashwin clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single

86.1 Best to Rohit, 1 run, length ball on the pads, Sharma clips it in front of square for a single

85.6 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, the doosra from Shillingford, pitches outside off and spins away, Ashwin gets behind the line and defends it towards point

85.5 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, tossed up and on off, Ashwin moves across a long way and defends it towards FSL

85.4 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, the straighter one from Shillingford, Ashwin stays back and nudges it towards point

85.3 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, Shillingford drifts one on off, Ashwin shuffles across and defends it back towards the bowler

85.2 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, tossed up and on off, Ashwin gets a big stride forward and defends it

85.1 S Shillingford to Ashwin, no run, flighted on off and spinning into Ashwin, he moves across and clips it to square leg

Shane Shillingford [32.0-4-141-4] is back into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 34: 152 v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg, 23 February, 2003. Result: India Won. Tendulkar's highest ever score in a World Cup match. The knock pales in significance as it came against a modest opposition and on a flat bed of a track. Still, Tendulkar made most of the opportunity and continued on his hot streak right until the final of the tournament.

84.6 Best to Rohit, no run, Best keeps it full and on off, driven back towards the bowler

84.5 Best to Rohit, FOUR, cheeky! This was short and wide from Best, Rohit waited on that, opened the face of the ball at the last moment and guides it over the slip cordon, the ball bounces just in front of the ropes for a boundary, brings up India's 400

84.4 Best to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, punched off the back-foot wide of cover for a single

84.3 Best to Ashwin, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Ashwin plays from the crease and drives it towards mid-on

84.2 Best to Ashwin, no run, Best keeps it full and outside off, Ashwin moves across and drives it to mid-on

84.1 Best to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Sharma plays with an open face and guides it past point for a single

83.6 S Gabriel to Rohit, 1 run, short of a length and well outside off, Sharma works it square on the off-side for a single

83.5 S Gabriel to Ashwin, 1 run, Gabriel goes full and on the stumps, driven to the left of mid-on where the fielder makes a tumbling stop, just a single to Ashwin

83.4 S Gabriel to Ashwin, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Ashwin dabs it straight to the fielder at gully

83.3 S Gabriel to Ashwin, FOUR, cheeky and four, this was too short and wide from Gabriel, Ashwin chops at that and the edge flies over Gayle at 1st slip, runs are coming in a hurry

83.2 S Gabriel to Ashwin, FOUR, fab shot, too short from Gabriel, Ashwin is quick to rock back and pulls it in front of mid-wicket for a boundary, he is looking in fine fettle

83.1 S Gabriel to Ashwin, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Ashwin dabs it down towards gully

82.6 Best to Ashwin, 1 run, Best bangs one short and just outside off, Ashwin stays on the front-foot and pulls it down to deep square leg for a single

82.5 Best to Ashwin, no run, short of a length and on Ashwin's body, he looks to pull and misses, gets hit on the stomach

82.4 Best to Ashwin, FOUR, lovely shot, surely he is not a No. 8 batsman, this was a length ball on middle and angling into the batsman. Ashwin waits on it and at the last moment whips it through mid-wicket. All timing and class on that shot

82.3 Best to Rohit, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Sharma dabs it in front of cover point for a single

82.2 Best to Rohit, 2 runs, Best keeps it full and just outside off, Sharma leans forward and drives it square with an open face, takes on Gabriel's arms and gets back for the second run

82.1 Best to Rohit, no run, short of a length and shaping away from off, left alone

ODI Hundred No. 33: 113 v Sri Lanka, Bristol, 11 July 2002. Result: India Won. One of Tendulkar's best ever ODI knocks in England, Tendulkar vanquished the Lions in a breath-taking display of stroke making. No bowler was left unpunished as Tendulkar milked a superb 113 from just 102 balls. The knock consisted of 12 fours and 1 massive six.

81.6 S Gabriel to Rohit, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Sharma drops it wide of cover for a quick single

81.5 S Gabriel to Ashwin, 1 run, Gabriel bangs one short and on the stumps, Ashwin swivels across and helps it on its way to fine leg

81.4 S Gabriel to Ashwin, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Ashwin leans into the drive and punches it towards cover

Looks like Ashwin has broken the edge of his bat as he played the shot, Rahane comes out with another bat. Well, looks like Ashwin did not like the replacement one. Rahane goes back and brings out another one. Ashwin looks happy now.

81.3 S Gabriel to Ashwin, 2 runs, on a good length and well outside off, too much width from Gabriel, Ashwin leans into the shot and caresses it in front of cover for a brace

81.2 S Gabriel to Ashwin, no run, short and wide again from Gabriel, Ashwin went chasing after that and missed. Not the best of starts from Gabriel

81.1 S Gabriel to Ashwin, SIX, poor start from Gabriel, as with the first new ball, he begins the spell with a short and wide ball. Ashwin waits on it, opens the face of the bat and cuts it up and over the slip cordon, has enough power to clear the ropes on the full

Shannon Gabriel [11.0-0-55-0] is back into the attack

80.6 Best to Ashwin, 1 run, Best goes for the yorker and hurls one full and on Ashwin's pads, flicked away in front of square on the on-side for a single

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

80.5 Best to Dhoni, out Caught by Sammy!! Best gets his man, he began well with the 2nd new ball and has his reward now. This was pitched up in that channel outside off, draws Dhoni into the loose drive, he was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, gets a thick edge that is easily taken by Sammy at 2nd slip. Best does a little jig and pumps his fists, he finally has a wicket to his name after all the dramatics in the morning. Dhoni c Sammy b Best 4(10)

Best to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

80.4 Best to Dhoni, no run, Best keeps it full and in that channel outside off, Dhoni was caught in two minds, makes a late call to let it go, ends up hanging his bat at that and misses

80.3 Best to Dhoni, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Dhoni gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side

80.2 Best to Dhoni, 2 runs, Best drops this one short and wide outside off, Dhoni gets on top of the bounce and cuts it up and over cover, there is a fielder in the deep, just a couple for Dhoni

80.1 Best to Dhoni, no run, lovely ball, Best pitches it up in that channel outside off, gets it to shape back in before moving away, Dhoni was all at sea as he poked at that and missed

Tino Best [10.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 32: 105* v England, Chester-le-Street, 4 July 2002. No Result. Tendulkar scored his maiden ODI hundred against England, but rain had the last laugh as the Natwest tri-series match was washed out. Tendulkar, batting in the middle order came to the crease with his side wobbling and was left undefeated at the end of the 50 overs. His knock is particularly noteworthy for his innovative hitting towards the latter part of the innings. Tendulkar hit 8 fours and 1 six and added 169 runs for the 4th wicket with Rahul Dravid.

The new ball is available and it has been immediately taken by Sammy. Best will get the first use of it.

79.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, FOUR, fab shot, fraction too short from Shillingford, Sharma is quick to rock back and pulls it over straight mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes. He is batting very positively here

79.5 S Shillingford to Dhoni, 1 run, Shillingford shortens his length on off, allows Dhoni to rock back and punch it wide of cover for a single

79.4 S Shillingford to Dhoni, no run, flatter and on the stumps, driven back towards the bowler

79.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, Shillingford drops one short and gets it to spin back into Sharma, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single

79.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, Shillingford tosses one on the pads, turned towards the on-side

79.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flatter and on off, nudged back towards the bowler

78.6 Samuels to Dhoni, no run, Samuels drifts one on off, Dhoni gets a big stride forward and blocks it

78.5 Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, Samuels shortens his length and well outside off, Sharma cuts it square on the off-side for a single

78.4 Samuels to Dhoni, 1 run, pushed through by Samuels, Dhoni lunges forward and works it wide of cover for a single

78.3 Samuels to Rohit, 1 run, Samuels drops one short and way outside off, Sharma rocks back and cuts it square on the off-side for a single

78.2 Samuels to Rohit, no run, pushed through by Samuels, Sharma shuffles across and defends it

78.1 Samuels to Rohit, no run, tossed up and on off, Sharma gets forward and defends it

Just one slip in place

77.6 S Shillingford to Dhoni, no run, the doosra again, this one pitched on middle and held its line, Dhoni was on the back-foot as he pushes it towards the off-side

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Drinks are on the field now. A decent hour for West Indies. They earned two wickets and were close to getting rid of Rohit Sharma as well, but India have done well to stretch the lead to 172 runs.

77.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, out Caught&Bowled!! This was very well deserved by Shillingford. This was the doosra from Shillingford, tossed up on off, draws Pujara forward before dipping into him, Pujara was looking to work it towards the on-side, closes the face of the bat a tad too early and gets a leading edge back to the bowler. No need to go to the 3rd umpire this time, Pujara walks off to a fine ovation. Shillingford gets his 4th wicket. Pujara c and b S Shillingford 113(167) [4s-12]

S Shillingford to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

77.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, the slider from Shillingford, pitched on middle and went with the angle, Pujara was playing for the spin, ends up playing down the wrong line and missed

77.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, Shillingford flights one on Pujara's pads, he looks to defend and gets an inside edge, the ball lobs off the pads and goes over FSL

77.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, Shillingford drifts one on the pads, turned towards the on-side

77.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, tossed up and on the middle stump line, Pujara closes the face of the bat and turns it towards the on-side

76.6 Samuels to Rohit, no run, flighted and on off, Rohit prods across and defends it

76.5 Samuels to Pujara, 3 runs, poor ball from Samuels, fires this one quicker and well down leg, Pujara shuffles across and laps it very fine, good running gets him a third run

76.4 Samuels to Pujara, no run, Samuels tosses one on off, Pujara presents a straight as he blocks it

76.3 Samuels to Pujara, no run, tossed up and on middle, Cheteshwar punches it with a straight bat towards mid-on

76.2 Samuels to Pujara, no run, slower and on the stumps, Pujara works it towards the on-side

76.1 Samuels to Pujara, no run, flighted and on the stumps, driven towards mid-wicket

75.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, Shillingford drifts one on off, Rohit moves across and turns it towards the on-side

75.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, almost a chance, this was tossed up and well outside off, Rohit went across and lapped it towards short fine, it almost went all the way, bounces just in front of Bravo out there. Rohit wanted a single and was sent back just in the nick of time

75.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, Shillingford tosses one on off, Rohit gets a big stride forward and blocks it

75.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, Shillingford pitches one on off and gets it to spin back into Rohit, defended with an angled bat

75.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, tossed up and on off, Sharma prods forward and defends it back towards the bowler

Back over the wicket

75.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, Pujara covers for the spin and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single

74.6 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, Samuels drifts one on the pads, Pujara nudges it behind square for a single

74.5 Samuels to Pujara, FOUR, a real half tracker from Samuels, something that you will not bowl to a man facing his first ball, let alone batting on 104. Pujara is quick to rock back and cuts it square and in front of cover for a boundary

74.4 Samuels to Pujara, no run, tossed up and on off, Pujara lunges forward and blocks

74.3 Samuels to Pujara, 2 runs, too short and too wide from Samuels, Pujara chops it behind point, Gabriel does well to get across from deep point and keeps them down to a brace

74.2 Samuels to Pujara, no run, flighted and on off, Pujara presses across and defends it with a straight bat

74.1 Samuels to Pujara, no run, Samuels drops one short and just outside off, Pujara rocks back and pulls it back towards the bowler

Marlon Samuels [5.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 30: 101 v South Africa, Johannesburg, 5 October 2001. Result: South Africa Won. Tendulkar's first hundred in South Africa, but it ended in a defeat as India's former coach, Gary Kirsten guided the hosts to a convincing victory. Tendulkar had added 193 runs for the first wicket with Ganguly, but the rest of the middle order failed to take full advantage. On a belter of a wicket, Tendulkar's fine anchoring knock went in vain.

73.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, fraction too short from Shillingford, allows Pujara to go back and nudge it behind square for a single

73.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, tossed up and on off, Pujara gets across and smothers the spin

73.4 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, Shillingford drops one in front of Rohit, Sharma gets forward and nudges it in front of cover for a single

73.3 S Shillingford to Rohit, FOUR, cracking shot, Shillingford dropped one short and wide outside off, Rohit waited on that, uses the pace of the ball, opens the face of the bat and runs it past backward point for a boundary

73.2 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery and on off, Sharma prods forward and defends it

73.1 S Shillingford to Rohit, SIX, fab shot, this was tossed up and on off, Sharma gets a big stride forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it high and over long on for a maximum

Pujara's wife is in the stadium, she looked very pleased indeed.

72.6 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, Deonarine tosses one on middle, Pujara prods forward and defends it it with a straight bat

72.5 Deonarine to Rohit, 1 run, Deonarine flights one on the stumps, eased to long on for a single

72.4 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, pushed through and on Rohit's pads, turned towards the on-side

72.3 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, Pujara languidly drives it to deep mid-wicket for a single

72.2 Deonarine to Rohit, 1 run, Deonarine drifts one on the pads, worked behind square for a single

72.1 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, 5th Test hundred for Pujara, 2nd on this ground. Big cheers from the Wankhede crowd as he lifts the bat in their direction. This was full and well down leg, Pujara rolled his wrists around it and swept it behind square for a single

71.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, 2 runs, Rohit gets lucky, this was tossed up and on off, the doosra from Shillingford, Rohit was looking to go back over the bowler's head, he did not get to the pitch of the ball but still went through with the shot, gets a thick outside edge that goes over cover. Gayle ran back but the ball just about eludes him

71.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, no run, tossed up and on off, Sharma gets a good stride forward and blocks it

71.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, Shillingford shortens his length and drifts one on Pujara's pads clipped behind square for a single

71.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, Shillingford floats one on the pads, Pujara clips it towards FSL

71.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, Shillingford drops one short and just outside off, Pujara waits on it and dabs it towards point

71.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, tossed up and on off, Sharma presses half-forward and defends it

ODI Hundred No. 29: 122* v West Indies, Harare, 4 July 2001. Result: India Won. Tendulkar's brilliance came to the fore once again as India beat West Indies by a comfortable margin during the tri-nation series in Zimbabwe. Chasing a target of 230, India coasted home thanks to Tendulkar's superbly paced knock. The innings consisted of 12 fours and 1 six. The result was never in doubt once Tendulkar added 133 runs for the opening wicket with Ganguly.

70.6 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, Deonarine gave this one plenty of air, Rohit lazily plonked forward, almost yorked himself in the process. Luckily for him, he manages an inside edge that rolls away towards the on-side

70.5 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, pushed through by Deonarine, Sharma presents a straight bat as he blocks

70.4 Deonarine to Rohit, FOUR, lovely shot, Deonarine gave this one plenty of air, ends up as a half volley outside off, Sharma leans into the drive and caresses it through cover, gets his 1st boundary

70.3 Deonarine to Rohit, no run, flighted and on middle, Sharma prods forward and blocks

70.2 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, Deonarine tosses one on off, Pujara gets well forward and drives it with the spin to long on

Cheers from the crowd as Pujara gets the strike

70.1 Deonarine to Rohit, 1 run, juicy full toss from Deonarine, Sharma drives it wide of mid-off for a single

69.6 S Shillingford to Rohit, 1 run, Shillingford flights one on middle, Sharma lunges forward and drives it wide of mid-wicket for a single

69.5 S Shillingford to Rohit, 2 runs, the straighter one from Shillingford, Sharma was playing for the spin, gets a thick outside edge that rolls away past Sammy at 1st slip, Sharma is off the mark with a brace

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A slip, a leg slip and a FSL in place

A loud cheer as yet another Mumbaikar, Rohit Sharma came out to the middle.

69.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, out Caught by Sammy!! The arm ball gets the wicket for Shillingford, this was tossed up on off, draws Kohli forward. He was playing for the spin, this one went with the angle, Kohli ends up playing down the wrong line, gets a thick outside edge that settles itself safely in Sammy's hands at 1st slip. Shillingford is chuffed to bits, Kohli is gutted as he walks off. Once again he gets a start, but fails to make the most of his start. Kohli c Sammy b S Shillingford 57(78) [4s-5]

S Shillingford to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

69.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, tossed up and on off, Kohli gets forward and defends it

69.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, FOUR, lovely shot, fraction too short from Shillingford, the line is well outside leg, Kohli rocks back, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square for a boundary

69.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara lunges forward to a well flighted delivery and turns it with his wrists, gets it square on the on-side for a single

ODI Hundred No. 28: 139 v Australia, Indore, 31 March 2001. Result: India Won. It was a special innings for Sachin Tendulkar. Not only did he bring up yet another ton, he also became the first batsman in the history of ODI cricket to complete 10,000 ODI runs. The game was an one-sided affair though, the Australians, chasing 300 never got going and were bundled out for just 181. Tendulkar was the hero once again, slamming 19 fours in his knock. He was also involved in a 199 run stand for the second wicket with VVS Laxman.

68.6 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, Deonarine tosses one on off, Kohli presses across and blocks it

68.5 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, Deonarine bowls this one quicker and on off, driven back to the bowler

68.4 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, pushed through on off, Kohli stays back and turns it towards the on-side

68.3 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, Deonarine tosses one on off, Kohli gets to the pitch of the ball and smothers the spin

68.2 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, flighted and on off, Kohli goes back and pushes it towards the on-side

68.1 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, pushed through by Deonarine, Pujara looks to defend and gets an inside edge behind square for a single

67.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford gives this one more air and the line is well outside off, Kohli was hanging back, makes the adjustment and drills it towards mid-off

67.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, the straighter one from Shillingford, Kohli watches it all along as he defends it towards the off-side

67.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, extra bounce for Shillingford, bowled from an angle around off, Kohli goes back in defence, the ball nearly spins back onto the stumps

67.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford drifts one on the middle stump line, Kohli presses forward in defence

67.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, tossed up and on off, slightly short in length, Kohli goes back and defends it with a straight bat

67.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted and on the stumps, Kohli gets a good stride forward, covers the spin and turns it towards FSL

66.6 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, pushed through by Deonarine, Pujara prods across and drives it to straight mid-wicket

66.5 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, Deonarine drifts one on off, Pujara lunges forward and defends it with soft hands

66.4 Deonarine to Kohli, 1 run, Deonarine tosses one on the stumps, punched away to long on for a single

66.3 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, Deonarine tosses one on the leg stump line, Pujara bends his knees, rolls his wrists and sweeps it to backward square leg for a single

66.2 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, flighted and on middle, Pujara presents a straight bat and blocks

66.1 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, short and on the stumps, Pujara stays back and punches it towards mid-wicket

ODI Hundred No. 27: 146 v Zimbabwe, Jodhpur, 8 December 2000. Result: Zimbabwe Won. Zimbabwe stole the thunder from Tendulkar by stealing victory right under the noses of the Indians. Tendulkar made light of a middle order failure as he stroked 15 fours and 2 sixes on his way to a quite maginficent 146. While he delighted the Jodhpur crowd, who were watching their first ODI, disappointment was in store for them as the visitors eked out a 1 wicket win in the final over of the match.

65.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford shortens his length by a fraction, Kohli goes back and turns it towards the on-side

65.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford gives this one more air, Kohli gets forward and whiplashes it to the right of the bowler, he does well to tumble and stops the ball

65.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford flights one on middle, Kohli gets across and defends it

65.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, was it a catch? Replays are not that clear, this was dropped short and just outside off by Shillingford, Kohli was making room for the cut, there was a sound as the ball went past the bat. Ramdin drops it though

65.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford tosses one on middle, Kohli gets a big stride forward, covers the spin and defends it towards the on-side

65.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, Shillingford comes from round the wicket and drifts one on middle, Kohli goes back and turns it towards the on-side

64.6 Deonarine to Kohli, 1 run, Deonarine errs on his line again, drifts one onto Kohli's pads, flicked away past square leg for a single

64.5 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, flighted and on the stumps, Kohli presses forward and blocks

64.4 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, Deonarine tosses one on the leg stump line and gets it to spin down leg, left alone

64.3 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, Deonarine fires one on Pujara's pads, he looks to lap it round the corner and gets an inside edge that rolls past the keeper

64.2 Deonarine to Pujara, 2 runs, fraction too short from Deonarine, Kohli is quick to rock back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket, the ball nearly split the two men in the deep, good stop from the fielder running across from long on, keeps the batsmen down to a brace

64.1 Deonarine to Kohli, 1 run, Deonarine flights one on the leg stump line, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single

63.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, 7th Test fifty for Kohli , 3rd against West Indies, this was floated and on Kohli's pads, he gets a good stride forward and eases it to mid-wicket, raises the bat in the direction of the dressing room. This has been a pleasing knock from Kohli

63.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up and on Pujara's pads, he gets on top of the bounce and nudges it past FSL, Kohli calls for a quick single and gets it with ease

63.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, FOUR, poor ball from Shillingford, fires this one quicker and well down leg, Pujara gets across and laps it on its way, goes very fine and gets a boundary

63.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, that was a brute from Shillingford, pitched up and gets this one to bounce on Pujara, he is surprised and manages to defend off his gloves

63.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, Shillingford floats one on Kohli's pads, clipped towards deep mid-wicket for a single

63.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted and on off, Kohli covers for the spin and pushes it towards the on-side

ODI Hundred No. 26: 101 v Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 20 October 2000.Result: Sri Lanka Won. It was one of the most circumspect ODI innings ever played by Sachin Tendulkar. His 26th ODI ton, coming in 140 balls included just 3 fours and 1 six. He was lucky to be dropped very early into his innings, but having lost four partners with the score reading 102, he decided to drop anchor. Tendulkar added 100 runs for the 5th wicket with Robin Singh, but his run-out meant that India failed to cash in during the slog overs. The Indians failed to control the wet ball (due to dew) as Russell Arnold helped Sri Lanka clinch an easy win.

62.6 Deonarine to Kohli, 1 run, Deonarine shortens his length and drifts one on the pads, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single

62.5 Deonarine to Kohli, 2 runs, more good running from Kohli, nudges a well tossed up ball in front of square on the on-side, runs hard and gets back for the second run

62.4 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, Deonarine slows down one on off, Kohli gets across in defence

62.3 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, flighted and on off, Kohli presses forward in defence

62.2 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, nicely bowled by Deonarine, tosses one on off and gets it to spin back in, Kohli lunges forward in defence and gets an inside edge onto the pads

62.1 Deonarine to Kohli, no run, tossed up and on off, Kohli stays back and pushes it back towards the bowler

61.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, Shillingford flights one on off, Kohli goes back and works it in front of mid-wicket for a single

61.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, 2 runs, nicely played by Kohli, this was dropped short by Shillingford, Kohli waits on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and dabs it past Sammy at 1st slip for a brace

61.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted and on off, Kohli goes back and defends it with a straight bat

Deonarine will open the attack for West Indies. A slip and a FSL in place

12:05 pm: The day was all about Sachin Tendulkar. Unfortunately, for him and his many fans, he could not get that elusive hundred in what might well have been the last time he showed up with the bat for India. In a sense, it will be nice that his last Test ton came up against an attack of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel on a tough Cape Town track and not against an attack comprising of Tino Best, Shannon Gabriel and Shane Shillingford on a docile second day Mumbai track. On that note, welcome back to the second session. India have extended their lead to exactly 100 runs and will look to bat the visitors out of the Test.

ODI Hundred No. 25: 122 v South Africa, Vadodara, 17 March 2000. Result: India Won. Having given up captaincy, Sachin Tendulkar could just concentrate on his natural game and this gave him the freedom as he returned to his run scoring ways. Chasing a daunting 283, Tendulkar played second fiddle to Ganguly during the opening partnership of 153, Tendulkar opened up to complete yet another ODI ton, his 2nd against South Africa. The knock included 12 fours as he guided India to a series victory with one match of the 5-match series still remaining. It was some solace to India, after all the torment in Australia and the preceding Test series against South Africa.

Sanjay Manjrekar tweets: Don't often get emotional about this sport. But I did today when I saw Tendulkar walking back to the dressing room out on 74

Paul Marsh tweets: If that's the end for Sachin then it's been an amazing career. Has been a pleasure to watch for 24 years #ThankYouSachin

Anjum Chopra tweets: Its a difficult pill to digest...#Sachin is dismissed.

Jamie Alter tweets: The end of two fascinating careers: Tendulkar and Sudhir.

Aakash Chopra tweets: When a good career finishes a chapter ends...today the entire book has ended. Source of inspiration & a fountain of joy.

Ayaz Memon tweets: Century not to be, but a terrific knock nonetheless...and what a career!

Bishan Bedi tweets: Well played Maestro! U've given us Indns a collective height like never before! May U live long SRT & b at Peace with yurself always!!

Tom Moody tweets: Probably the last time Sachin makes that painful walk off the field after being dismissed, it's been an amazing journey by a unique man!

Russel Arnold tweets: India should declare... #thankyousachin

Phew.. Here are some of the tweets on Tendulkar.

Tendulkar went for the cut and Sammy hung on to a thick outside edge, much like he did in that 2011 Test match off Ravi Rampaul. The crowd and the enitre nation was stunned. They couldn't believe that Tendulkar had been dismissed as he was batting so well. Kohli joined Pujara and the duo batted very well to stretch India's lead to 100. The hosts are in a very very strong position now and it's going to take a magical effort from the West Indies to come back in this game. Do not miss out on the action. Join us back at 12:10 Local Time for the post-lunch session.

The crowd erupted when he got to his fifty. Pujara was calm and sensible at the other end. He gave the strike to Tendulkar as much as possible and enjoyed watching him bat at the other end. In the process, he also brought up 4th Test fifty while the partnership went past 100. It looked liked the Master was well on course for a fine hundred one last time in his international career. But some brilliance on the field by Samuels the ball before to Tendulkar's dismissal ensured that Doenarine had Sachin on strike.

He and Pujara started off positively and got India off to fine start on a pitch which had a bit of moisture for the bowlers to work with. Tino Best wasn't in a mood to make life easy for the batsmen. He bowled his heart out, almost stunned the crowd when he beat Sachin's bat thrice on the upper-cut. Tendulkar enjoyed the duel and acknowledged his good bowling with an occasional tap on the back and a smile quite often. But he was not shy to put the loose ball away to the fence.

Some great contests between bat and ball and in the end, the Master stunned everyone when he nicked one off Deonarine, another relatively new bowler that he got out to like in the past. It was a treat to watch. The crowd at the Wankhede was absolutely mind boggling. Loud roars of Sachin.. Sachin... began even before play started this morning.

11:33 Local Time, 06:03 GMT: It was a session of madness. All eyes were on one man in Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. With West Indies getting a poor first innings score, it was almost evident that Sachin will bat only once unless the visitors do something special in the second innings.

59.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, lunges forward, covers the line of this flighted delivery on the off stump very well and offers a solid front foot defence. That's lunch folks

59.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, nice and full on the stumps, Kohli drives it down to long-on, India lead by 100

59.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Kohli defends off the back foot into the on-side

59.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli turns it into the on-side

59.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, FOUR, cracking shot! Flighted delivery outside off stump, Kohli delays his shot a bit as it was floated up nicely outside off stump, he gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it along the ground to the right of extra-cover

59.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Kohli offers a solid front foot defence

58.5 Sammy to Pujara, no run, gets right behind the line of this inswinging good length delivery and defends well

58.4 Sammy to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pujara turns it into the on-side

58.3 Sammy to Kohli, 3 runs, that was just a punch and it almost went to the fence. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Kohli rocks back and times it very well, fielders give chase and stop the ball at sweeper cover

58.2 Sammy to Kohli, no run, softly defends the length ball to cover, Pujara looks for a single but sensibly Kohli sends him back

58.1 Sammy to Kohli, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Kohli pushes it gently into the off-side

ODI Hundred No. 24: 186* v New Zealand, Hyderabad, 8 November 1999. Result: India Won. Sometimes, even someone as great as Tendulkar makes hay on flat tracks and small outfields. This was one such game as Tendulkar combined with Rahul Dravid to stun the Kiwis into oblivion. In the process of his 186, Tendulkar went past Ganguly's 183 to emerge as the highest individual scorer for India in ODI cricket. The pair also added 331 runs for the 2nd wicket, still the best partnership for any wicket in ODI cricket. That, he was the Indian captain just added the icing on the cake.

57.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Kohli works it to backward square leg and keeps strike

57.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, allows the ball to spin back and blocks it softly to mid-wicket

57.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara leans forward and defends well

57.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on the leg stump this time, Kohli flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

57.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, nicely flighted again outside off stump, Kohli holds his drive for a bit and plays it to cover

57.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, floated up outside off stump, Kohli waits and drives it straight to cover

56.5 Sammy to Pujara, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara cuts powerfully off the back foot but straight to deep backward point

56.4 Sammy to Pujara, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Pujara turns it into the on-side

56.3 Sammy to Pujara, FOUR, Tendulkar will be proud of this shot. Full delivery on the stumps, Pujara drives it with a very straight bat, the ball goes straight down the ground to the fence

56.2 Sammy to Kohli, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Kohli drives it down to mid-on

56.1 Sammy to Kohli, FOUR, full delivery swinging into the right-hander on the off stump, Kohli leans forward and drives it straight to mid-off, Best fumbles and the ball goes right through him to the fence

55.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, catch him is the cry, but the ball drops just short of short-leg. Flighted delivery on the stumps, again a bit of extra bounce, Pujara controls it well this time

55.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Pujara lunges forward and blocks well

55.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 2 runs, tossed up on the stumps, Pujara leans forward and flicks along the ground, the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket

55.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, comes on the front foot quickly and works the flighted delivery along the ground to deep mid-wicket

55.2 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, not much of flight on this one, spins down the leg side, Kohli doesn't offer a shot and pads it

55.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Kohli defends off the back foot

54.6 Sammy to Pujara, no run, full delivery just outside off stump, Pujara drives it straight to mid-on. A maiden over after a long time

54.5 Sammy to Pujara, no run, keeps it tight in that corridor of uncertainty around the off stump, Pujara defends it to cover

54.4 Sammy to Pujara, no run, fullish on the off stump, Pujara defends off the front foot

54.3 Sammy to Pujara, no run, on a length and on the off stump, Pujara whipped to mid-on

54.2 Sammy to Pujara, no run, back of a length again, Pujara defends it back to the bowler

54.1 Sammy to Pujara, no run, short of length on the stumps, Pujara pushes it to mid-on

Darren Sammy [6.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

Vineet Kulkarni was the third umpire who had N number of replays to have a look at that. From all angles, it looked like Powell had his fingers underneath it. But the umpire gave a shocker. The West Indies team were absolutely gutted with the call.

53.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, pushed through on the off stump, Kohli defends off the back foot

53.4 S Shillingford to Kohli, FOUR, floated up outside off stump, Kohli gets a good stride forward and drives it from the meat of the bat, the ball races away to the deep extra-cover fence

53.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up on the leg stump, Pujara drives it down to long-on

53.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends and gets it on the shoulder of the bat as the ball bounced extra, Powell at short-leg moved forward and took the catch, but the third umpire thought otherwise

Pujara has been caught at short leg, but the umpires are checking if it was a clean catch. Ho, ho, ho! A big cheer from the crowd when the catch was taken. They just love Tendulkar. Don't they? No problem with the no-ball and looks like it is a clean catch. What will the crowd want? OUT or NOT OUT? Seems as if the fingers are underneath that one. Will this one go in that "the benefit of the doubt goes to the batsman" zone? Well, well, well, NOT OUT is the call. Boos from the crowd. Must admit, a poor call. Sammy and Bravo went up to umpire Llong and had a chat with him.

ODI Hundred No. 23: 120 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 29 August 1999. Result: India Won. A superb knock of 120 from Sachin Tendulkar earned India a pyrrhic victory. Tendulkar's knock and his superb 3rd wicket stand worth 127 runs for the 3rd wicket helped India set up an imposing 296 on the board. Tendulkar's knock included 11 fours and 2 sixes. While the target was easily out of Sri Lanka's reach, they did manage to get past the score needed to help them qualify through to the finals, and in the process knocked India out of contention.

52.6 S Gabriel to Kohli, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Kohli is surprised by the extra bounce, somehow manages to lob it to square leg. The ball came off the glove

Ever since the dismissal of Sachin Tendulkar, the crowd has gone relatively silent.

52.5 S Gabriel to Pujara, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, Pujara rocks back and cuts powerfully but picks out deep backward point

52.4 S Gabriel to Pujara, FOUR, outside edge and the ball races away through the slips to third man. Good length delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends and gets lucky

52.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, covers the inswing on this good length on the off stump and defends well off the back foot

52.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, full delivery sliding down the leg side, Pujara misses the flick and is hit on the pad

52.1 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara pushes it into the off-side

51.6 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, pushes him on the back foot with a quicker delivery on the leg stump, Kohli turns it to short-leg

51.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

51.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Pujara gets a good stride forward and drives it down to long-on

51.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Pujara turns it uppishly and the ball falls just short of short-leg. The ball hit him on the right boot

51.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, can't do that without a third man, Pujara rocks back, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it very late

51.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot with an angled bat to backward point

Another placard says, "I've seen GOD departing."

50.6 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends and gets a thick outside edge to gully

50.5 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Pujara drives it to cover

One placard at the ground says, "I hate you Sachin, you are making millions cry, don't go."

50.4 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone

Gavaskar is very emotional on air, he says, "Can't believe, he's not batting out there. Maybe because he was batting so well."

50.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it to square leg

Tendulkar got a great send off from the crowd for what could well be his final international innings. No one was sitting. Sudhir, Tendulkar's greatest fan was down in tears. Sunil Gavaskar on commentary said, "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You great man for all that you've done."

49.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it into the on-side

49.5 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, pushes him on the back foot with a quicker delivery, but Kohli happily flicks it to backward square leg

49.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, shortish on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it to backward square leg and gets off strike

49.3 S Shillingford to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, flicked to mid-wicket who fumbles it for a single

49.1 S Shillingford to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Kohli looks to flick and gets a leading edge that goes on the bounce to the bowler

Shane Shillingford [16.0-1-69-2] is back into the attack

ODI Hundred No. 22: 140* v Kenya, Bristol, 23 May 1999. Result: India Won. One of the most emotional centuries, Tendulkar returned from his father's funeral to stroke a magnificent 140 against Kenya in the 1999 World Cup held in England. While the opposition was modest, the timing of the event took centre-stage. His knock included 16 fours and 3 sixes as he pulverized the Kenyans to all parts of the ground. Tendulkar added 237 runs for the 3rd wicket with Rahul Dravid (then a world record for most runs in a partnership in a World Cup game, only to be broken three days later by Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid). Tendulkar dedicated the knock in memory of his father.

48.6 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends it to cover

48.5 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Pujara misses the flick

I think, Samuels' effort to run to his left from deep mid-off the previous ball before Tendulkar got out, led to his dismissal. He covered good ground and kept what could have been a double or a boundary to a single. Tendulkar acknowledged the crowd's cheers by lifting his helmet and raising the bat.

48.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Pujara flicks it to deep mid-wicket

48.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone

48.1 S Gabriel to Pujara, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, Pujara crashes the drive through cover and it races away. Sweeper cover had no chance

47.6 Deonarine to Kohli, FOUR, friendly full toss outside off stump, Kohli gets off the mark in style, drives powerfully and it races away to the deep extra-cover fence

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.5 Deonarine to Tendulkar, out Caught by Sammy!! No, no, no, Tendulkar, no, no, no. How many times have we seen a relatively new bowler get his wicket. It is that man Sammy again taking another blinder. I tell you what, it was not an easy catch at all. Flatter delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar looks to cut late and gets a thick outside edge, the ball flies quickly off the bat, Sammy leans back and takes a wonderful catch. The entire ground is stunned. He gets a standing ovation as some are in tears. Wife Anjali cannot believe that he's been dismissed and so can I. He was batting so beautifully, unfortunately, the treat has come to an end. Thank you Master for all that you've done. Tendulkar c Sammy b Deonarine 74(118) [4s-12]

Deonarine to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.4 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, crashed by Pujara, but Samuels at deep mid-off tidies up. Full delivery outside off stump, Pujara drives and gets only a single

47.3 Deonarine to Tendulkar, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar drives it along the ground to long-on

47.2 Deonarine to Tendulkar, 2 runs, there is that famous paddle-sweep from Tendulkar. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar sends it along the ground to fine leg

47.1 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Pujara turns it to deep mid-wicket

Okay, the Indians have won the first hour of play. It was some fine bowling display by Tino Best, especially against Tendulkar. He bent his back and got that extra bit of spice from the deck, but unfortunately, he couldn't get the outside edge when he beat Tendulkar thrice on the upper cut. It was a great battle to watch between bat and ball as both he and Tendulkar enjoyed the duel. Pujara also batted sensibly and is looking solid after a fifty. The crowd is having a feast out there and why not when the Master is on song.

Arjun Tendulkar is a ball boy at the ground today. Hrithik Roshan is also at the ground alongside Rajiv Shukla.

Drinks

46.6 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar ducks under it comfortably

46.5 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, angling into the right-hander again from a length, Tendulkar defends easily off the back foot

46.4 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar blocks it into the on-side

46.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara pushes it off the back foot to sweeper cover

46.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, good length delivery swinging in and down the leg side, Pujara misses the flick, Ramdin does well to dive to his left and grab the ball

46.1 S Gabriel to Pujara, 2 runs, flicked away nicely. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Pujara rolls his wrists on it and ensures that it goes along the ground to deep backward square leg

45.6 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar works it gently into the on-side

45.5 Deonarine to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up on the leg stump, Pujara drives it along the ground to long-on

45.4 Deonarine to Pujara, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Pujara rocks back and cuts it powerfully to the sweeper cover fence. The timing was so good on that occasion

45.3 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, tossed up this time, Pujara is solid in defence again

45.2 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends easily again

45.1 Deonarine to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends off the front foot

ODI Hundred No. 21: 124* v Zimbabwe, Sharjah, 13 November 1998. Result: India Won. It was touted as a revenge game. Henry Olonga had dismissed Sachin Tendulkar cheaply and had starred in Zimbabwe's victory, a couple of days ago. In the final though, there was no place to hide for the Zimbabwean pacer. After the bowlers had kept Zimbabwe down to just 196, Tendulkar tore apart their bowlers in some style, hitting 12 fours and 6 sixes as India chased down the target in just 30 overs. Tendulkar finished the year on a high, aggregating 1894 runs with as many as 9 centuries. The final had turned out to be one of the most lop-sided encounters as India reached home with all 10 wickets in hand.

44.6 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, FOUR, just a push off the front foot and away she goes. Fullish delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar drives well and beats the diving fielder at mid-on. Arjun, his son, is all smiles

44.5 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, first good ball from Gabriel. Inswinging good length delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar tries to work it on the on-side, but he gets an inside edge that luckily goes back onto his pads

44.4 S Gabriel to Pujara, 1 run, 4th Test fifty for Pujara. Good length delivery outside off stump, Pujara pushes it to deep backward point with an angled bat and gets to the other end

44.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, this is not going to trouble Pujara. A friendly short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara happily defends it to cover

44.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off stump, Pujara pushes it into the off-side

44.1 S Gabriel to Pujara, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Shannon Gabriel [6.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

Tino Best's brilliant spell comes to an end. He bowled his heart out, banged the ball in and generated good bounce. Unfortunate that he couldn't pick up a wicket. Even Sachin enjoyed batting against him and he also gave him a smile.

43.6 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar come on the front foot and defends it

43.5 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar flicks it to mid-wicket

43.4 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, no flight whatsoever again, Tendulkar rocks back and blocks well

43.3 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, pushed through quicker on the off stump, Tendulkar pushes it back to the bowler

43.2 Deonarine to Tendulkar, 2 runs, another flatter delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat at the last moment and runs it past the slip fielder to third man

43.1 Deonarine to Tendulkar, no run, starts off with a straighter delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar defends it into the off-side

Narsingh Deonarine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Meanwhile, I have forgot to mention that India have taken the lead. Sorry folks...

42.6 Best to Pujara, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Pujara drops his wrists and lets it go

42.5 Best to Tendulkar, 1 run, catch it was the cry, but it was a very very tough chance at forward short leg. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar flicks it straight to Powell, the hits him on the right ankle. You can't call that a chance. Best was down in disappointment

42.4 Best to Pujara, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Pujara stands talls and dabs it to mid-wicket

42.3 Best to Tendulkar, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar controls the extra bounce, plays it with soft hands and works it behind square on the on-side

42.2 Best to Tendulkar, no run, another bouncer from Best, but this one is a little down the leg side and Tendulkar is not going to play at those

42.1 Best to Tendulkar, FOUR, stunning shot from Tendulkar. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar watches the ball closely, goes on the back foot quickly and punches it right from the middle of the ball through extra-cover

Bollywood actor Rahul Bose and former cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar are also at the ground.

41.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends well off the back foot

41.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, leg byes, 2 runs, a touch shorter and down the leg side, Pujara fails to tickle it, anyway the ball brushes the pad and rolls to fine leg

41.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, FOUR, driven nicely and he gets full value for the shot as it races away to the long-on fence. Nicely tossed up on the off stump, Pujara gets a good stride forward and gets from the middle of the bat, the man at mid-on was a litte wider and that helped the batsman

41.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar drives it along the ground to long-on

41.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, gets outside the line of the off stump and tries to fetch the sweep, but gets hit on the pads

Prithviraj Chauhan and Rahul Gandhi are also present.

41.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Pujara flicks it to deep mid-wicket

ODI Hundred No. 20: 118* v Zimbabwe, Sharjah, 8 November 1998. Result: India Won. On this day, Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 20 ODI hundreds. He had also scored 16 Test hundreds, making his tally of 36 international hundreds the most by any batsman, going past Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 35 international hundreds. After the Indian spin troika had reduced Zimbabwe to a poor 196, the chase was certainly an easy task for the Indians. Tendulkar led from the front, clouting 14 fours and 2 sixes as the Indian waltzed past the target in the 41st over.

40.6 Best to Tendulkar, no run, another short ball outside off stump and another upper cut missed. Tino Best was disappointed that he didn't get the nick that he wanted. Tendulkar went up to him and punched him on the shoulder with a smile

40.5 Best to Tendulkar, 2 runs, short delivery on the body again, Tendulkar rolls his wrists and flicks it along the ground to long leg

40.4 Best to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery down the leg side, Tendulkar lifts his bat to let it go, the ball flicks the thigh pad on its way to the keeper

40.3 Best to Pujara, 1 run, fullish delivery angling into the right hander, Pujara flicks it to mid-wicket

40.2 Best to Pujara, no run, pokes dangerously at a short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara just manages to drag his bat inside the line of the ball

40.1 Best to Pujara, no run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Pujara looks to defend, the ball hits the handle as he takes the bottom hand off the grip and luckily pops towards silly point where there was no fielder

Aamir Khan was on his feet when Tendulkar got to fifty. Wife Anjali Tendulkar and mom Rajni Tendulkar were looking a touch relieved as well.

39.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, nice and full on the off stump, driven straight to mid-off

39.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, FOUR, ho, ho, ho. Just using the pace of the bowler on that occasion. Flatter and short outside off stump, enough room for Tendulkar to free his arms, Tendulkar gets on top of the bounce and cuts very late, the ball runs away to the third man fence

39.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, that is the 100-run partnership between these two. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Pujara pushes it to backward point off the front foot and gets off strike

39.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, gets fully forward, gets right behind the line of this flighted delivery and blocks well

39.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, slow turn on the off stump, Pujara defends it into the on-side

39.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Pujara pushes it off the back foot towards cover

38.6 Best to Tendulkar, no run, another short delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar ducks under it. Best ran all the way up to the batsman and suggested him to go for the upper cut. This is a wonderful contest between bat and ball

38.5 Best to Tendulkar, FOUR, that is the 68th Test fifty for Tendulkar and also his 10th against West Indies. Good thinking from Best to land this full after the short delivery previous ball, but Tendulkar was anticipating nicely, gets full forward and plays a delightful off-drive that races away. Tendulkar lifts his bat to the dressing the room

38.4 Best to Tendulkar, no run, 144.3 kph short ball from Best. Tendulkar goes for that cheeky upper cut again, but he misses. Gee! That was very close to the outside edge. He was cramped for room on that occasion

38.3 Best to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line of this incoming length delivery on the off stump and offers a solid back foot defence

38.2 Best to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, a hint of inswing on this one, Tendulkar stands tall and defends well

During that animated shout for a catch, Best looked at Tendulkar and asked if he had nicked it. The Master said no and Best immediately made a pranam like gesture to him with a smile.

38.1 Best to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery down the leg side, Tendulkar leaves it for Ramdin

Hundred No. 19: 141 v Australia, Dhaka, 28 October 1998. Result: India Won. It was Sachin's match completely. First he rescued India from a poor 8/2 to a more than comfortable 307/8 at the end of their 50 overs. Tendulkar was involved in two huge partnerships, first he added 140 runs for the third wicket with Rahul Dravid to lift the team after two early blows. He then added 132 runs for the 4th wicket with Ajay Jadeja to take India from a comfortable position to a one of strength. Tendulkar's innings contained as many as 13 fours and 3 massive sixes. His task was not yet over, he returned to finish with figures of 4/38 with the ball as India completed a 44-run victory.

37.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets down on his knees quickly and sweeps the flighted delivery along the ground to fine leg

37.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar leans forward and defends

37.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, nicely bowled. Draws Pujara forward and makes him defend lunging at it, but the batsman had no problem in keeping that out

37.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends it back to the bowler

37.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, 2 runs, short outside off stump, Pujara guides it to square third man

36.6 Best to Tendulkar, no run, another bouncer outside off stump, this time Tendulkar sits under it to let it go. Eventful over that

36.5 Best to Tendulkar, no run, shout for caught behind, not given. Ramdin and Best were confident and they were celebrating. Big cheer from the crowd when umpire Kettleborough shook the head. Short delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar looks to upper cut over the slips and misses. Great call under pressure from the umpire

36.4 Best to Tendulkar, no run, there is man catching right under his neck, so Tendulkar allows this inswinging short of length delivery to come and softly works it to short-leg

Tendulkar's mom is at the ground. Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh are also there.

36.3 Best to Pujara, 1 run, 139.8 kph short of a length delivery angling into the right hander, Pujara works it behind square on the on-side

36.2 Best to Pujara, no run, nice and full outside off stump, asking Pujara to go for the drive but the batsman happily shoulders arms

36.1 Best to Pujara, no run, shout for caught behind, umpire is not interested. Short of a length delivery swinging back in, Pujara misses the flick and the ball goes to the keeper. That wasn't near the bat at all

35.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, moves across the stumps and gently glances the shortish delivery down the leg side to leg gully

35.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar hangs back and defends it into the off-side

35.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, FOUR, well, well, well, there seems to be a plan to be aggressive first up. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar sweeps and gets a bottom edge, the ball goes very fine to the fine leg fence

35.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Tendulkar quickly rocks back, makes good use of the depth of the crease and cuts it powerfully, rolls his wrists over it and ensures that it goes along the ground to deep backward point. First boundary of the morning

35.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, slow turn for Shillingford, not full enough to draw Tendulkar forward, the batsman watchfully pushes it off the back foot to cover

35.1 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, starts off with a shortish delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar defends off the back foot

Shane Shillingford [12.0-1-46-2] is back into the attack

A slip, short-leg and leg gully in place.

34.6 Best to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar rocks back and easily turns it to deep mid-wicket and, much to the delight of the crowd, keeps strike

34.5 Best to Tendulkar, no run, ho, ho, ho, the Master gets right behind the line of the ball to defend this one. The feet are moving straightaway. Good length delivery swinging back in on the off stump, Tendulkar offers a solid back foot defence

Aamir Khan has come out with the same T-Shirt that he referred to as the lucky one for Team India.

34.4 Best to Pujara, 1 run, off the mark for the day. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Pujara turns it to deep square leg and the crowd goes berserk as the Master runs to the striker's end

34.3 Best to Pujara, no run, good bit of shape back into the right-hander from Best. Pujara just manages to defend this inswinging length ball on the off stump into the on-side. The bat turned in his hands

34.2 Best to Pujara, no run, good line and length from Best. Full delivery swinging in just outside off stump, Pujara watchfully defends off the front foot

34.1 Best to Pujara, no run, starts off with a very full delivery just around the off stump, Pujara digs it out towards cover

A slip and a gully in place.

Sachin Tendulkar completes 24 years of international cricket today. He made his debut this day in 1989 and here he is walking out to the middle alongside Cheteshwar Pujara. Already chants of Sachin.. Sachin.. doing the rounds at the ground.

In the warm-ups, Shane Warne went up to Sachin Tendulkar and shook hands with him. They might have been opponents earlier, but to see the respect they have for each other, is a great sight now.

Pitch Report: "India is in a great position today. This pitch will be on its best today. It will be a little harder and might be a touch quicker. Enough in the pitch to keep the bowlers interested. There is a bit of darker colour on the grass, that indicates a bit of moisture on the surface. So that first hour, get two or three wickets. Yesterday we saw Shami and Bhuvi move the ball. Once the moisture dries up, the colour of this pitch will change," reckon Ravi Shastri and Ian Bishop.

Ashwin: "It's not a bad achievement (on becoming the quickest Indian to reach 100 Test wickets). It's not a good start but it's a great start. I think it's also bowling in partnerships, not just one or two is important in the team. For example, Shami did well in Kolkata and I had to aid him with some tight spells. It's important to back up. It's more about line and length for me. I've been working on my alignment at the crease with the bowling coach. Probably clap each and every ball, eventually I did that unknowingly yesterday (When asked what would you do when Sachin is batting). This morning when we were coming to the ground, a couple of people were standing on their cars and waving to Sachin, I can't imagine myself standing on a car and doing that. It was an amazing sight to watch, brings back memories of watching a cricket match at Chepauk in the 90s."

Hundred No. 18: 127* v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 26 September 1998. Result: India Won. Chasing a modest 214, Tendulkar led the chase from the front with a brutal innings of 127 as India completed a comfortable 8 wicket win. Tendulkar's knock included 13 fours and 1 six and he added 180 runs for the second wicket with Rahul Dravid as India cruised home with more than 7 overs to spare.

As the great man prepares to bat on day 2, here is a look back at some great memories - as you know, we are refreshing your memories by bringing his 100 100s. We started with ODIs yesterday and plugged in 17 tons by the end of the day. Here is No. 18 and once these ODI tons are done, we will start with the Test ones. This is a beauty!

West Indies frittered away their advantage after starting well with the bat. Powell was the only batsman to offer some fightback but was a tad unlucky to get out to Ojha. His wicket initiated a West Indian collapse in the post-lunch session. Indians were brilliant with the ball, especially their spinners. Ojha led the bowling attack with a superb 5-for and he was well supported by Ashwin, who became the quickest Indian to get to 100 wickets (18 matches). At this point of time, West Indies, know they have a huge task to go on and save this match, let alone win it. They can only hope to hang back and make sure, they start the day afresh and concentrate on breaking this important stand.

Coming to the state of the game, India already have a stronghold. Dhoni disappointed everyone yesterday when he chose to field first. However, things couldn't have worked out better since then. Batting first, West Indies crumbled after a steady start and were bundled out for just 182. In reply, India began steadily but two quick wickets in one Shillingford over brought India's favourite son to the crease. Never before, had Indian fans prayed so diligently for the first two wickets to fall quickly. And Sachin did not disappoint. He hit some glorious vintage shots, which we have associated with him for years now. On the other end, Pujara held his ground and extended all his support to the Little Master. India, would like nothing more than these two to play the innings of their lifetime and dominate the visitors completely.

Live pictures show Sachin having a bat facing a few throwdowns. Looks very relaxed and calm. Sign of things to come? The whole country will be praying for him to score big and thrill everyone like he has done umpteen times in his career.

08:52 Local Time, 03:22 GMT: India's favorite son and the heartbeat of millions - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will take guard, resuming on 38 and the whole nation will stop to watch him bat today. Whatever may be the pressing issues from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, today is a holiday - even though it is not a public one - they will be queueing up to watch him. All work will be put on hold to just see him, hopefully rack up the runs.

Well, on that happy note, we sign off from you. But remember to grab your seats before the first ball and join us for all the Day 2 action that starts from 09:30 Local Time, 04:00 GMT. Just like today, we'll be there early for you. See you tomorrow. Till then, take care and goodbye!

Shane Warne tweets: @warne888 #Sachin was the best batsmen I've seen. @brianlara second and outstanding too. These 2 were so much better than everybody else....

Now, here are the tweets from cricketers all around the world who paid their tribute to Sachin.

Pragyan Ojha: "It was a good track to bowl on. It had good bounce, the ball was turning sharply as well. We bowled in the right areas. When batsmen bat in partnerships the job is easy. That is the same case with bowlers. Ashwin and I have formed a good partnership. It has been a honour to play with Sachin paaji. I would like to dedicate my five-wicket haul to Sachin paaji. We were all motivated from yesterday and we want to enjoy this occasion."

What's more, you can see Tendulkar bat again tomorrow and I tell you what you cannot afford to miss a single ball. He is looking absolutely confident out there but having said that, he will have to begin from scratch on Day 2. Personally, I am extremely happy for my friend who paid a hefty amount for the flight to Mumbai after somehow managing to get a ticket to this match after a 5-hour struggle.

As I look back at Sachin's innings tonight, I can't pick up any false shots apart from one or two. He looked very determined and also looked like it was a conscious effort from him to get his front foot moving nicely. Some of the shots, the cover drive, the straight drive and that flick from outside off, were exceptional to watch. You can't forget Pujara at the other end. He supported Tendulkar very well and sensibly gave him the strike as much as possible as the crowd was on its feet for the last 90 minutes.

Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan got India off to a flying start. They were going well over 5 runs per over throughout their 77-run opening stand before the latter decided to throw it away. Shane Shillingford removed Vijay in the same over much to the delight of the crowd as they wanted to see Sachin Tendulkar bat today and the Master didn't disappoint them.

Oh well, hang on a minute, 339 runs scored today alongside 12 wickets on the first day of a Test match? You've got be kidding me. India are right on top of West Indies. Dhoni got everything right from the toss to the last ball of the day. His bowlers gave nothing away to the visitors and bowled them out to a paltry 182 with Pragyan Ojha bagging his 6th fifer in Test match cricket. He was well aided by Ravichandran Ashwin who got three wickets. But take no credit away from Shami Ahmed and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who didn't put a foot wrong. The pressure created by them aided the spinners and eventually, as Dhoni says often, "It's a collective team effort" that has given India the early advantage.

The crowd has got their money's worth, if I have to say it like one of those cliches. Sachin Tendulkar walks back to the dressing room alongside Cheteshwar Pujara. The Indian dressing room is very happy and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was padded up as the nightwatchman is removing his gear.

Hundred No. 17: 128 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 7 July 1998. Result: India Won. Tendulkar's glorious 1998 continued and so did India's title winning streak as they beat hosts Sri Lanka to clinch the Singer-Akai Nidahas trophy by a slender margin of 6 runs. Tendulkar was involved in a 252-run stand for the opening wicket, then a world record for the opening stand. Tendulkar was the aggressor of the two, scoring 128 from just 131 balls. The knock included 8 fours and 2 sixes as the pair hoisted India to 307/6. Sri Lanka fought gallantly but fell short by just 6 runs as they were bowled out for 301.

33.6 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, and that's it, you will see Tendulkar coming out to bat tomorrow. Good length delivery just outside off stump, Tendulkar comes on the front foot and watchfully defends it towards point

33.5 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, ensures that he keeps his bat out of the way and watches the short of length delivery closely go past him. Just one ball to go

33.4 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, much better from Sammy, makes him play this time. Good length delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar gets right behind the line of the ball and defends well

33.3 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, just three more to go. Covers the off stump, lunges forward and leaves the inswinging length delivery to the keeper

33.2 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar takes his bat out of the way and leaves it

Can't imagine how Sachin Tendulkar's mom will feel watching him bat out there to this loud cheer.

33.1 Sammy to Pujara, 1 run, good length delivery shaping into the right-hander, Pujara defends and gets an inside edge to mid-wicket

Last over of the day.

32.6 Best to Tendulkar, no run, a 144 kph short delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar drops his wrists and lets it go much to the delight of the crowd. Now the onus is on Pujara to bat out the last over

32.5 Best to Tendulkar, no run, now a solid back foot defence. I tell you what! It is not easy to control the extra bounce on this pitch for a short man like Tendulkar, he does extremely well to defend this short of length delivery right under his eyes

32.4 Best to Tendulkar, no run, the idea was right, but the execution was wrong. Bangs the bouncer, it was on the stumps, but too high to trouble Tendulkar and he sits under it comfortably

32.3 Best to Tendulkar, no run, you don't want to bowl there at this time of the day. Short of a length wide outside off stump, Tendulkar is not going to chase those

32.2 Best to Tendulkar, no run, who said he has a problem with the incoming ball? Watches the full ball swing into him, gets his bat very close to the pad and offers a solid front foot defence

32.1 Best to Pujara, 1 run, back of a length delivery swinging back into the right-hander, Pujara flicks it to deep square leg

31.6 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar hangs back and blocks easily

31.5 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, if you ever want to know how to play a front foot defence, watch this ball. Gets a good stride forward, watches the ball closely onto the bat and defends well

31.4 Sammy to Tendulkar, no run, a bit of inswing on this good length delivery just outside off stump, Tendulkar leans forward and blocks well

31.3 Sammy to Pujara, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the off stump, Pujara digs it out to deep mid-wicket

31.2 Sammy to Tendulkar, 1 run, full again but outside off stump, Tendulkar leans forward and drives it to sweeper cover

31.1 Sammy to Tendulkar, FOUR, Sammy, Sammy we just love you. Thank you very much for this friendly juicy full delivery, Tendulkar brings out his trademark straight-drive and I don't have to say that it raced away to the long-on fence

Darren Sammy [4.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

30.6 Best to Pujara, no run, when the ball is right up there, Pujara is ready on the front foot driving. Unfortunately, he picks out cover this time

30.5 Best to Pujara, no run, much fuller this outside off stump, but not close enough to make Pujara play

30.4 Best to Pujara, no run, covers the off stump, lunges forward and leaves the length ball alone to the keeper

30.3 Best to Pujara, no run, this back of a length delivery keeps a bit low, luckily it was outside off stump that Pujara could adjust and block

30.2 Best to Pujara, no run, back of a length and angling into the right hander, Pujara pushes it into the off-side

30.1 Best to Pujara, FOUR, short and enough room for Pujara to free his arms, he gets on top of the bounce and cuts it off the back foot to the square third man fence

Tino Best [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Hundred No. 16: 100 v Kenya, Kolkata, 31 May 1998. Result: India Won. In an uneventful triangular tournament featuring India, Kenya and Bangladesh, Tendulkar lit up Eden Gardens with a splendid hundred in the finals. Chasing a paltry 197, India were in no trouble whatsoever as they cruised to the title in just 35 overs. Sachin's knock included 13 fours. He was involved in an unbroken stand worth 120 runs with Ajay Jadeja.

29.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, gets closer to the pitch of this flighted delivery by lunging forward, allows it to spin and turns it gently into the on-side

29.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, defends the flighted delivery with an angled bat to backward point, thinks about the single but decides against it

29.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar lunges forward and defends well

29.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, byes, FOUR, this one grips and turns a bit more, Tendulkar pulls out of the glance as it goes down the leg side, Ramdin was blinded by the batsman and India get some bonus runs

29.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Pujara drives it down to long-on and happily gets off strike

29.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, short and turning in sharply, Pujara punches it off the back foot to cover

28.6 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, yorker from Samuels, Tendulkar digs it out

28.5 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar defends well from the crease

28.4 Samuels to Tendulkar, FOUR, the quicker delivery from Samuels, but he gets the length wrong, it was short enough for Tendulkar to punch and he doesn't miss out. The ball races away to the sweeper cover fence. Before the ball reached the fence, Tendulkar slipped while turning for the second, he ensured that he went back into the crease again before heading to the striker's end

28.3 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, floated up on the off stump, Pujara drives it down to long-on and gets Tendulkar back on strike

28.2 Samuels to Pujara, no run, no flight whatsoever on this one, Pujara hangs back and defends it into the on-side

28.1 Samuels to Pujara, no run, flatter and shorter outside off stump, Pujara defends it to point

27.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, a fine delivery to end the over. Draws Tendulkar forward with a flighted delivery and beats the outside edge with a straighter one, Ramdin breaks the bails off without collecting the ball in anticipation of a stumping chance

27.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, this was the doosra from Shillingford, Tendulkar read it well and defended it off the back foot

27.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, even slower through the air, Tendulkar gets into a good position on the front foot to keep it out easily

27.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, loopy delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar gets behind the line and blocks well

27.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Pujara drives it along the ground to long-on and gets off strike

27.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, driven softly back to the bowler

26.6 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, teases Tendulkar with a nicely tossed up delivery outside off stump, but he doesn't offer a shot and lets it go

26.5 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar pushes it off the back foot into the on-side

26.4 Samuels to Tendulkar, FOUR, Samuels fires this yorker on the leg stump, Tendulkar anticipates very early and just helps it on its way to fine leg. The fielder in the deep had no chance

26.3 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, this one doesn't turn much, but Tendulkar adjusts accordingly and blocks it off the front foot

26.2 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Tendulkar lunges forward and blocks well

26.1 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, stays back and turns the flatter delivery to the right of short-leg who gets a hand on it

25.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, a solid front foot defence from Pujara, waits for the flighted delivery to turn in and defends well

25.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, pushes him on the back foot with a flatter delivery on the leg stump, Tendulkar happily turns it to deep square leg

25.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, leans forward, keeps his bat very close to the bat and ensures that this flighted delivery hits the middle of the bat

25.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, waits for the ball to turn into him and watchfully blocks it into the on-side

25.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flatter and turning into the right-hander, Pujara punches it off the back foot to long-on

25.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, defended straight back to the bowler

Hundred No. 15: 134 v Australia, Sharjah, 24 April 1998. Result: India Won. Tendulkar completed 25 on the day and he celebrated it with yet another fine effort. His 134 laid the platform as India annihilated Australia by a comprehensive 6 wicket margin. Chasing 273 for victory, Tendulkar made light of the early loss of Ganguly as he added 89 runs for the 2nd wicket with Nayan Mongia, sent in as a pinch-hitter. After Mongia's exit, Azharuddin joined Tendulkar and the duo took the match well out of the hands of the Aussies in a stand worth 120 runs. Tendulkar's knock included 12 fours and 3 sixes and by the time he was dismissed, India were on course for a superb victory.

24.6 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, keeps it in that corridor of uncertainty, Tendulkar has no problems in offering a solid front foot defence

24.5 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar plants his front foot forward and defends it to cover

24.4 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, covers the off stump, gets into a good position and pushes the flatter delivery off the back foot to the bowler

24.3 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, nicely floated around the off stump, Tendulkar gets a good stride forward as he defends

24.2 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Pujara drives along the ground to long-on

24.1 Samuels to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar charges to the non-striker's end as soon as he punches this flatter delivery to mid-off off the back foot, Tino Best fumbles to make Tendulkar's life easy

23.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, watchfully defended off the front foot again, as the ball rolls to backward square leg Pujara looks at Tendulkar who immediately sets off for the single

23.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, picks the doosra very early, gets into a good position on the front foot and blocks well

23.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it to long leg

23.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, FOUR, short and short enough for Pujara to rock back and cut, he makes good use of the crease by going deep, the timing on it takes it all the way to the deep backward point fence

23.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar opts to sit on the back foot and he drives it square of the wicket on the off-side

VVS Laxman on air says, "I was emotional when he walked out to bat today in his last Test, imagine what will be going through his mind."

22.6 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, fires this yorker on the leg stump, Pujara flicks it to deep square leg

22.5 Samuels to Pujara, no run, floated up just outside off stump, Pujara gets a big stride forward as he defends

22.4 Samuels to Tendulkar, 1 run, flatter again just outside off stump, Tendulkar pushes it off the back foot to sweeper cover

22.3 Samuels to Tendulkar, no run, pushed through quicker on the off stump, Tendulkar hangs back and blocks

22.2 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends with an angled bat, the ball rolls to short third man

22.1 Samuels to Tendulkar, 1 run, half-stop at extra-cover. Well tossed up wide outside off stump, Tendulkar leans forward and drives, only a single possible though

21.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, this one turns in sharply and surprises Tendulkar, he flicks it very fine and it was not too far away from that leg gully fielder. Anyway, the ball rolls to fine leg

21.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot

21.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, the doosra this time, just gets the radar slightly down the leg side, Tendulkar blocks off the back foot

21.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, a bit of extra bounce there. Tendulkar was looking to turn the flighted delivery on the on-side, but the ball took the leading edge and luckily died down immediately

21.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, gets early into a very good position to play this flighted delivery on the off stump, defended very well by Tendulkar

21.1 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar manages to defend off the back foot

20.6 Samuels to Pujara, no run, ends the over with a shortish delivery, Pujara happily blocks off the back foot

20.5 Samuels to Pujara, no run, slower through the air this time on the off stump, Pujara waits for the ball and defends well off the front foot

20.4 Samuels to Pujara, no run, pushed through quicker outside off stump, defended straight back to the bowler

20.3 Samuels to Pujara, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Pujara turns it to mid-wicket

20.2 Samuels to Tendulkar, 1 run, short just outside off stump, Tendulkar rocks back and punches it down to long-on

20.1 Samuels to Pujara, 1 run, starts off with a flighted delivery just outside off stump, Pujara pushes it to point and gets off strike

Marlon Samuels, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

19.6 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, floated up from Shillingford, Pujara drives it along the ground to long-on and keeps strike

19.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, byes, FOUR, looked like this was the attempted top-spinner from Shillingford, but he gets the radar wrong and fires it down the leg side, Tendulkar doesn't offer a shot and Ramdin doesn't bother moving

19.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, stays on the back foot and works the flighted delivery into the on-side

19.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar lunges forward and offers a solid defence

19.1 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, well done Pujara, very mindful of the fact that Tendulkar holds all the attraction now, just rocks back and works the flatter delivery to deep square leg and gets off strike

Hundred No. 14: 143 v Australia, Sharjah, 22 April 1998. Result: Australia Won. 'Desert Storm' as it is now famously called, the 143 against Australia at Sharjah ranks as one of the best ever Tendulkar knocks in ODIs if not the best. Chasing a target of 285, India needed to score 254 to go past New Zealand and qualify for the finals. A sandstorm stopped play for 25 minutes and India's target was reduced to 276 from 46 overs. India now needed 237 runs to get past New Zealand on NRR. Despite losing partners at the other end, Tendulkar motored along, some of his shots were pure delight to one's eyes. Tendulkar's knock included 9 fours and 5 massive sixes, and he single-handedly took India into the final.

18.6 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, looks like there is conscious effort form Tendulkar to ensure that his front foot is moving nicely to the incoming ball. Defends the good length delivery easily to cover

18.5 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, FOUR, folks, gear up for a fantastic feast from Tendulkar. Gee! What a shot. Allows the fuller length delivery to come, leans forward and drives watchfully, Powell fumbles at extra-cover to delight the crowd

18.4 S Gabriel to Pujara, 1 run, overpitched on the off stump, Pujara drives it to mid-off who half-stops the ball with a slide. 100 up for India

18.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, nice and full outside off stump, too wide from the batsman and Pujara is just ball-watching

18.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back of a length this time, not good enough to make Pujara play

18.1 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, keeps it fullish outside off stump, Pujara comes on the front foot, defends it to point and yells out a loud no to Tendulkar

17.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, FOUR, trademark stuff from Tendulkar. Just goes inside-out a bit as the flighted delivery was pitched outside off stump, drives right from the middle of the bat and sends it between extra-cover and mid-off

17.5 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends and gets it on the outside half of the bat, the ball rolls to third man. Looked like it was the straighter one from Shillingford

17.4 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, tossed up and fuller this time, Tendulkar is ready very early, allows the ball to come and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

17.3 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line of this flighted delivery and blocks well off the back foot

17.2 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, FOUR, cut away nicely. Just what the crowd wanted. Flat and short delivery outside off stump, Tendulkar rocks back and times the ball really well, it races away to the deep backward point fence

17.1 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar doesn't come forward, takes his bat out of the way as it turns big and heads to miss the leg stump, the ball pops off the pad towards short leg

The crowd are on their feet. No one sitting out there and the chants of Sachinn... Sachinn is circling around the entire stadium.

16.6 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, ensures that he lifts his bat and leaves this length ball alone to the keeper, also to have Sachin on strike for the next over

16.5 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back of a length just outside off stump, Pujara rocks back and defends it back to the bowler

16.4 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets across the stumps and works the good length delivery along the ground to long leg

16.3 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, lands this in that corridor of uncertainty just outside off stump, Tendulkar covers the stumps and leaves well

16.2 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, a fine looking drive, but picks out the fielder. Tendulkar lunges forward, covers the inswing on this fuller length delivery outside off stump and times it well, but it goes straight to cover

16.1 S Gabriel to Tendulkar, no run, the feet moved nicely there. Inswinging good length delivery just outside off stump, Tendulkar defends well off the front foot

15.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, that shot deserved more. Nicely tossed up outside off stump, Tendulkar just opens the face of the bat slightly and drives well, but Chanderpaul dives to his left at mid-off and stops the ball

15.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, prefers to stay back to this flighted delivery just outside off stump and defends it into the off-side

15.4 S Shillingford to Pujara, 1 run, slightly gets across the stumps, waits for the ball to spin and works it along the ground to deep square leg

15.3 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flatter outside off stump, punched off the back foot to silly-point

15.2 S Shillingford to Pujara, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends well off the front foot

15.1 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, 1 run, looks to get off the mark in style, flighted delivery on the off stump, Tendulkar goes for a wild sweep and gets it on the inside half of the bat, the ball rolls to deep backward square leg. That was risky from Tendulkar

Right then, Tendulkar on strike.

14.6 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, fine delivery to end the over. Pujara covers the off stump and leaves the inswinging fuller length ball to the keeper. But that was not too far away from the off pole

14.5 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Pujara stands tall and blocks well

14.4 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back to what he was doing earlier, back of a length outside off, Pujara leaves it alone

14.3 S Gabriel to Pujara, FOUR, this full ball swings back into the right-hander, but Pujara doesn't bother about that and drives it off the front foot between extra cover and mid-off

14.2 S Gabriel to Pujara, no run, back of a length again outside off stump, Pujara shoulders arms

Looks like Tendulkar has a special bat for this Test out there. The grip has the tri-colour on it.

13.6 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, he was not in a good position to play that ball. Flighted delivery spinning back in sharply on the off stump, Tendulkar was late on the defence as he was hanging back where he should have been forward, in the end a push to silly point

13.5 S Shillingford to Tendulkar, no run, with four men around the bat, Tendulkar watchfully flicks the flighted delivery towards short leg

Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

The Master walks out to the middle to a loud cheer. Nita Ambani gives a standing ovation. West Indies and the umpires give Sachin Tendulkar a guard of honour. He takes his time to mark his crease. The crowd is absolutely enjoying it.

13.4 S Shillingford to Vijay, out Caught by Sammy!! Double blow for India and the stadium erupts chanting Sachin.. Sachin.. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Vijay lunges forward to block, but the ball turns and bounces extra, takes the inside edge, pops off the pad and carries straight into the hands of Sammy at leg gully. They check for the no-ball but Shillingford's footing is fine, much to the delight of the crowd. Vijay c Sammy b S Shillingford 43(55) [4s-8]

S Shillingford to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.3 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Vijay leans forward and blocks well

Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Short-leg, slip and a leg gully in place.

Drinks are on the field now

13.2 S Shillingford to Dhawan, out Caught by Chanderpaul!! Soft dismissal for Dhawan, this was tossed up and spun away, Dhawan was looking to play the sweep, is done in by the bounce and ends up hitting it in the air. Chanderpaul ran across from the deep and takes a well judged catch, Dhawan is gutted with himself as he walks back to the hut, the promising stand has been broken and it is that man Shillingford again amongst the wickets. Dhawan c Chanderpaul b S Shillingford 33(28) [4s-7]

S Shillingford to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.1 S Shillingford to Dhawan, no run, tossed up and on the pads, Dhawan gets across and defends it towards the on-side

12.6 Best to Vijay, FOUR, no one moved, this was pitched up and held its line well outside off, Vijay caressed it through extra cover after getting a good stride forward. It was in the air, but perfectly in the gap as well

12.5 Best to Vijay, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Vijay was looking for the drive, the bat turns in his hands and ends up rolling towards mid-on

12.4 Best to Vijay, no run, on a length and on the middle stump line, turned towards the on-side

12.3 Best to Dhawan, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, punched off the back-foot to deep point for a single

12.2 Best to Vijay, 1 run, Best goes full and on Vijay's pads, flicked wide of mid-on for a single

12.1 Best to Vijay, 2 runs, full and angling into Vijay's pads, he leans across and flicks it past mid-wicket, it was in the air but well wide of the fielder, easy couple of runs for Vijay as the ball is pulled back just in front of the ropes

Hundred No. 13: 100 v Australia, Kanpur, 7 April 1998. Result: India Won. Sachin Tendulkar was back to his best as he blasted the Australians to all parts of Green Park. Chasing a modest 223, Tendulkar hit 5 fours and 7 sixes on his way to a 89-ball ton. He was in some sublime form, treating the Australian spinners with complete disdain as he added 175 runs for the first wicket with Sourav Ganguly. Not even a mini collapse after his dismissal hurt the Indians as they coasted to an easy win.

11.6 S Shillingford to Vijay, 1 run, Shillingford drifts one on the off-stump line, nudged behind point for a single

11.5 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, tossed up and on off, Vijay presses forward and blocks it

11.4 S Shillingford to Dhawan, 1 run, Shillingford gives this one more air, punched to long off for a single

11.2 S Shillingford to Dhawan, 1 run, Shillingford drifts one on Dhawan's pads, clipped away behind square for a single

11.1 S Shillingford to Vijay, 1 run, flighted and well outside off, Vijay gets forward and eases it to long on for a single

10.6 Best to Dhawan, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, left alone. Ramdin tumbles to save some runs for his team as the ball seamed away a fraction after passing the stumps

Back over the wicket

10.5 Best to Dhawan, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Best, angles one full and on the pads, Dhawan gets inside the line and drives it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary

10.4 Best to Dhawan, FOUR, too short from Best, Dhawan swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it down towards long leg. The fielder lumbers across, puts in a dive and lets the ball to sneak through to the fence

10.3 Best to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and angling back into Dhawan, he prods across and defends it

Best from round the wicket

10.2 Best to Dhawan, FOUR, shot, another half volley, this time by Best, Dhawan leans into the drive, presents a straight bat as it screams past cover for a boundary. This is top notch batting from Dhawan

10.1 Best to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhawan presses forward and defends it

9.6 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, that was close, this was well tossed up by Shillingford, inviting Vijay to go for the drive, he obliges and the ball spins through the gate. It then rebounds off Ramdin, Sammy takes the catch and appeals, umpire Llong has nothing to do with it

9.5 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, Shillingford drifts one on Vijay's pads, he does not offer a shot and kicks it away

9.4 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, Shillingford gives this one plenty of air, Vijay gets solidly behind the line as he blocks

9.3 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, appeal for a catch, this was pushed through quicker and on the pads, Vijay was looking to flick and missed, the ball went to leg slip off his thigh pads

9.2 S Shillingford to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay is batting positively, this was flighted and well outside off, Vijay gets a big stride forward, reaches to the pitch of the ball and slog swipes it to deep mid-wicket fence

9.1 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, tossed up and well outside off, Vijay gets a big stride forward as he defends it

8.6 Best to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Dhawan defends it with a straight bat

8.5 Best to Dhawan, no run, Best keeps it full and on the off-stump line, driven towards mid-off

8.4 Best to Vijay, 1 run, back of a length and on the pads, tucked away behind square for a single

8.3 Best to Dhawan, 1 run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Dhawan nudges it in front of mid-on for a quick single

8.2 Best to Dhawan, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, left alone

8.1 Best to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and on off, defended back towards the bowler with a straight bat

Tino Best, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

7.6 S Shillingford to Vijay, FOUR, fab shot, Shillingford gives this one plenty of air, Vijay gets forward, reaches to the pitch of the ball and eases it through extra cover for a boundary

7.5 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, Shillingford drops one slightly short, Vijay goes back and punches it towards the bowler

7.3 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, tossed up and on off, Vijay presses forward and defends it

7.2 S Shillingford to Vijay, no run, flighted and on off, Vijay goes back and defends it towards the on-side

7.1 S Shillingford to Vijay, FOUR, poor first ball from Shillingford, short and wide outside off, Vijay makes room and cuts it square on the off-side for a boundary

Shane Shillingford, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Hundred No. 12: 117 v New Zealand, Bangalore, 14 May 1997. Result: India Won. It was Tendulkar's night at the Chinnaswamy. Chasing a modest target of 221, Tendulkar was particularly aggressive against New Zealand's opening bowlers before settling down to play a flowing innings. 13 boundaries and 2 sixes were symbolic of the knock, as Tendulkar and Ganguly proceeded to add 169 runs for the 1st wicket. By the time, Tendulkar was eventually dismissed, India were just 5 runs short of the victory target.

First sign of spin, Shillingford is into the attack. He has a slip, FSL and a leg slip in place.

6.6 Sammy to Vijay, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Vijay plays with an angled bat and gets a single to deep backward point

6.5 Sammy to Vijay, no run, short of a length and way outside off, left alone

6.4 Sammy to Vijay, no run, Sammy goes for the yorker and offers a low full toss, driven towards mid-on

6.3 Sammy to Vijay, no run, Sammy keeps it full and wide outside off, Vijay drives it to mid-off

6.2 Sammy to Vijay, no run, Sammy keeps it full and wide outside off, Vijay looks to drive and gets an inside edge towards mid-on

6.1 Sammy to Vijay, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and holding its line, left alone

5.6 S Gabriel to Vijay, 1 run, Gabriel errs in line again, drifts one on Vijay's hips, tucked away behind square for a single

5.5 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, Vijay is solidly behind the line as he blocks

5.4 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vijay gets well forward and defends it with a straight bat

5.3 S Gabriel to Vijay, FOUR, lovely shot, this was pitched up by Gabriel, Vijay leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and caresses it past mid-on for a boundary

5.2 S Gabriel to Vijay, FOUR, uppish and four, width on offer from Gabriel, Vijay plays away from his body, gets a thick edge that flies away wide of gully for a boundary

5.1 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vijay presses forward and defends it

4.6 Sammy to Vijay, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Vijay is slightly squared up as he looked to defend, gets a thick outside edge that rolls away behind point

4.5 Sammy to Dhawan, 1 run, width on offer from Sammy, Dhawan cuts it behind point, there is a fielder in the deep now, just a single

4.4 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from the left hander, left alone

4.3 Sammy to Dhawan, FOUR, the boundaries are flowing here! This was short and wide from Sammy, Dhawan gets on top of the bounce and cuts towards Powell at point, he dives over the ball and allows a boundary

4.2 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, on a length and just outside off, Dhawan gets behind the line and defends it

4.1 Sammy to Dhawan, FOUR, lovely shot, fraction too short and wide outside off, Dhawan gets on top of the bounce and cuts it behind point. Third successive boundary for Dhawan

Ramdin is back and he takes the keeping pads and gloves..

3.6 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, Gabriel keeps it full and on off, Vijay blocks it with a straight bat

3.5 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Vijay stays back and defends it

3.4 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, length ball and just outside off, Vijay gets a good stride forward and punches it towards cover

3.3 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, tad fuller and in that channel just outside off, Vijay presses across and defends it

3.3 S Gabriel to Vijay, no ball, Gabriel oversteps as he searches for pace, Vijay presses forward and blocks

3.2 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vijay gets half forward and defends it with a straight bat

3.1 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Vijay gets across and defends it

2.6 Sammy to Dhawan, FOUR, fab shot, gentle length ball from Sammy, full and just outside off, Dhawan presents a straight bat and drives it back past the bowler, no need to run for those. Dhawan is off and running

2.5 Sammy to Dhawan, FOUR, nicely done by Dhawan, on a good length and shaping away, Dhawan waits on it, opens the face of the bat and runs it past gully for a boundary

2.4 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, tad fuller and on off, Dhawan gets forward and drives it towards mid-off

2.3 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and angling into Dhawan's pads, turned towards mid-wicket

2.2 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Dhawan gets behind the line and defends it towards cover point

Darren Bravo is keeping for West Indies, not sure why Ramdin is not on the field

2.1 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, short of a length outside off and shaping away, left alone

Hundred No. 11: 104 v Zimbabwe, Benoni, 9 February, 1997. Result: India Won It was not just a must win match for India, they needed to chase down Zimbabwe's 240 in 40.5 overs or less if they were to make it to the finals of the Triangular series in South Africa. It also meant that their hopes rested heavily on Sachin Tendulkar. The man was not going to disappoint the faithfuls, in a blazing innings filled with some authentic shots, Tendulkar smashed 104 from just 97 balls to lead India's reply. The knock included 8 fours and 1 six, and by the time he was dismissed, the platform had been set for a convincing victory.

1.6 S Gabriel to Vijay, FOUR, cracking shot, another half volley from Gabriel, right in the slot for the drive, Vijay leans forward and drives it through extra cover for a boundary

1.5 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, loose from Vijay, plays away from his body to one that nipped back in slightly after pitching, gets an inside edge onto the pads

1.4 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, on a good length outside off and holding its line, Vijay covers the stumps, lifts his bat and lets it go

1.3 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, Gabriel shortens his length and gets it to shape away, Vijay does not need to play those, left alone

1.2 S Gabriel to Vijay, no run, short of a length and shaping away from the right hander, left alone. Good carry through to the keeper

1.1 S Gabriel to Vijay, FOUR, gentle loosener from Gabriel, a long half volley, well outside off, Vijay bends his knees and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary

Shannon Gabriel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Sammy to Dhawan, no run, lovely ball from Sammy, pitched up on off, draws Dhawan slightly forward before zipping past the outside edge, he needs to bowl that line constantly

0.5 Sammy to Vijay, 1 run, Vijay is off the mark, length ball on the pads, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single

0.4 Sammy to Vijay, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vijay gets behind the line and defends it

0.3 Sammy to Vijay, no run, Sammy keeps it full, but the line is well outside off, left alone

0.2 Sammy to Vijay, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and holding its line, Vijay covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

0.1 Sammy to Vijay, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vijay leans forward and defends it towards the off-side

Vijay and Dhawan are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Sammy will open the attack

Welcome back.. The openers are out in the middle. Surprise move from Sammy, he will open the attack. Two slips and a gully in place.

2:05 local time:Tea has been taken on Day 1. The crowd were disappointed when Dhoni decided to field first after winning the toss, they will not be complaining now though. On a pitch that had spin, pace and bounce, West Indies were done in by some excellent bowling and some poor selection of strokes. Many players got starts but none could get past Powell's 48. He was a shade unlucky to be given out, Samuels never looked at ease during his short stint, Chanderpaul was done in by a beauty and Sammy decided that he would rather watch Sachin bat in his final Test rather than batting himself. The tail collapsed against the spinners and that has left West Indies in a poor position. Will Sachin bat today? Join us at 2:25 local time for the resumption.

55.2 P Ojha to S Gabriel, out Caught by Dhoni!! West Indies have been bowled out for 182. Ojha finishes with a 5 wicket haul. This was tossed up on off and spun away sharply, Gabriel was lunging forward in defence, the ball seemed to have gone past the outside edge, Dhoni was sure though, so was the bowler and the umpire. Gabriel does not look all that pleased, but he has to walk back to the hut. S Gabriel c Dhoni b P Ojha 1(13)

P Ojha to S Gabriel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

55.1 P Ojha to S Gabriel, no run, flighted and on off, Gabriel lunges forward and defends it

54.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin gives this one more air, Ramdin gets a big stride forward and blocks

54.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin tosses one on the leg stump line and gets it to spin further down, left alone

54.4 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, floated and on off, Ramdin pushes it towards the on-side

54.3 Ashwin to S Gabriel, 1 run, almost a run-out, this was tossed up and held its line outside off, Gabriel pushed it in front of square on the off-side. Ramdin calls for a quick single, Gabriel is late to respond, the throw goes to the wrong end though and Gabriel scampers home

54.2 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, how did this one miss the stumps? This was flighted outside off and spins back into Gabriel, he was looking to defend and the ball went through the gate, bounced over the stumps

54.1 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, quicker ball from Ashwin, went with the angle, Gabriel pushed down the wrong line and is beaten

53.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, Ojha slows one on off and gets it to drift across Ramdin, he nudges it towards the off-side, Gabriel wanted a run but is sent back

53.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, Ojha drifts one on middle, Ramdin gets across and defends it

53.4 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, floated and on off, Ramdin smothers the spin with a defensive block

53.3 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, pushed through by Ojha, defended with a straight bat

53.2 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, tossed up and well outside off, Ramdin drives it crisply but straight at Dhawan at silly point

53.1 P Ojha to Ramdin, FOUR, fab shot, fraction too short from Ojha, Ramdin makes room and cracks it behind point for a boundary

52.6 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, missed stumping? Very harsh to call it as a chance though, this was tossed up and spun back into Gabriel, beat his hoick and bounced past the keeper

Ashwin from round the wicket

52.5 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, flighted and spinning back into Gabriel, he gets a big stride forward and is struck on the pads, the impact was well outside off

52.4 Ashwin to S Gabriel, no run, pushed through quicker by Ashwin, Gabriel gets forward and defends it

52.3 Ashwin to S Gabriel, byes, FOUR, Ashwin gives this one plenty of air and gets it to dip into Gabriel, he was looking to go back over the bowler and almost yorked himself, the ball spins and goes past Dhoni to the fence

52.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, slower and spinning into Ramdin, worked away behind square for a single

52.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted and on off, Ramdin presses forward and defends it

Hundred No. 10: 114 v South Africa, Mumbai, 14 December 1996. Result: India Won Mohinder Amarnath's benefit match turned out to be a virtual feast for the Mumbaikars as local boy, Sachin Tendulkar scored his 1st ODI hundred in front of his home crowd. Tendulkar's 114 and his opening stand of 90 runs with Woorkeri Raman set the tone for India as they amassed a massive 267 on the board. Tendulkar's knock included 14 fours and he was particularly severe on the South African pacers. The visitors were no match as they collapsed to 193 all-out, losing by 74 runs in the process.

51.5 P Ojha to S Gabriel, no run, pushed through by Ojha, Gabriel gets forward and defends it towards the on-side

51.4 P Ojha to S Gabriel, no run, Ojha drifts one on off, Gabriel lunges forward and defends it

51.3 P Ojha to S Gabriel, no run, flighted and on off, Gabriel gets well forward and blocks it

Shannon Gabriel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

51.2 P Ojha to Best, out Caught by Dhoni!! It does not matter that India are dropping chances, The West Indies batsmen are pressing the self destruct button themselves. This was tossed up on off and spins away, Best was looking for the big sweep over mid-wicket, gets a bottom edge through to Dhoni. He grabs at that, the ball bounces off his pads and luckily for him, he manages to get hold of it on the 2nd attempt. 250th dimissal for Dhoni. Best c Dhoni b P Ojha 0(2)

P Ojha to Best, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

51.1 P Ojha to Best, no run, tossed up and on off, Best gets a big stride forward and blocks

50.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, FOUR, Vijay drops a dolly, this was tossed up and held its line, Ramdin was prodding forward, gets a thick edge that flies to the left of Vijay at 1st slip, he looked startled, perhaps he did not expect it, lets the ball slip through past his fingers

50.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, byes, FOUR, that went through everyone, this was tossed up outside off and spins back in sharply, Ramdin was making room for the cut, he missed and so did Dhoni. The ball races away to the fence

50.4 Ashwin to Ramdin, 2 runs, Ashwin drifts one on the pads, Ramdin goes deep into his crease and nudges it very fine for a brace to fine leg

50.3 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, pushed through by Ashwin, Ramdin goes back and defends it with a straight bat

50.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Ramdin gets well forward and nudges it towards the on-side

50.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted and on off, spins back into Ramdin, he gets across and defends it

Tino Best, right handed bat, comes to the crease

49.6 P Ojha to S Shillingford, out Lbw!! West Indies are falling away in a heap. This was the slider from Ojha, pitched on leg and straightened a fraction, Shillingford went for the big sweep and missed, gets rapped low on the pads and in front of middle. The height was never an issue, umpire Kettleborough lifts the dreaded finger and West Indies find themselves in all sorts of trouble. S Shillingford lbw b P Ojha 0(6)

P Ojha to S Shillingford, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

49.5 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, tossed up outside off and spinning away, left alone

49.4 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, pushed through quicker by Ojha, Shillingford prods down the wrong line and defends it off an inside edge

49.3 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, Ojha gives this one more air, Shillingford makes room and drills it back towards the bowler

49.2 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, flighted and on off, Shillingford gets well forward and drives it to mid-off

two slips, a gully and a silly point in place

49.1 P Ojha to S Shillingford, no run, flighted and on off, Shillingford gets his bat and pad together in defence

Shane Shillingford, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.6 Ashwin to Sammy, out Caught by Rohit!! Awful swipe from Sammy. He has gifted the 100th Test wicket for Ashwin. This is all too easy for the Indians at the moment, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Sammy went for the mighty mow over mid-wicket, was never to the pitch of the ball, gets a top edge that goes high in the air. Rohit Sharma ran back from square leg, kept his eyes on the ball and accepts the offering. Sammy c Rohit b Ashwin 0(2)

Ashwin to Sammy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.5 Ashwin to Sammy, no run, tossed up on middle and spinning back into Sammy, Sammy was looking to defend, the ball clips the gloves and lobs off the pads, goes past FSL though

Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.4 Ashwin to Deonarine, out Caught by Vijay!! Super catch from Vijay at 2nd slip, one-handed in the end. 99th Test wicket for Ashwin. This was tossed up by Ashwin, slower and on the off-stump line, Deonarine was lunging forward in defence, the ball dipped and turned across him, Deonarine gets a thick outside edge, the ball was well wide and low of Vijay, he dives across and takes a smart catch with his left hand before wrapping his other hand on that. Another start goes in waste for the visitors. Deonarine c Vijay b Ashwin 21(24) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ashwin to Deonarine, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.3 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, good flight from Ashwin, Deonarine gets a big stride forward as he blocks

48.2 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, Ashwin drifts one into Deonarine, driven back towards the bowler

48.1 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, Ashwin tosses on eon the pads, Deonarine defends it off his pads

47.6 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, Ojha is hitting a good length here, this was slightly shorter then the previous ball and spins away, Ramdin was caught in two minds, the ball beats the lame poke in the end

47.5 P Ojha to Ramdin, no run, excellent bowling from Ojha, drifts this one into Ramdin before spinning away, Ramdin watches it all along and lets it go

47.4 P Ojha to Deonarine, 1 run, flighted and on off, Deonarine gets a good stride forward and drives it to mid-off for a single

47.3 P Ojha to Deonarine, 2 runs, good cricket from Deonarine, Ojha drops this one slightly short and just outside off, Deonarine makes room outside leg and cuts it square past cover for a brace

47.2 P Ojha to Deonarine, SIX, cracking shot, this was tossed up invitingly by Ojha, Deonarine shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it high and over long on for a maximum

47.1 P Ojha to Deonarine, no run, tossed up and on off, Deonarine lunges forward and defends it with a straight bat

Pragyan Ojha [7.0-0-27-2] is back into the attack

Hundred No. 9: 110 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 28 August 1996. Result: Sri Lanka Won Sachin Tendulkar hit an exact 100, but it turned out to be one in vain as a Sanath Jayasuriya inspired Sri Lanka ran out comfortable victors in the end, by a comprehensive margin of 9 wickets. It was Tendulkar's first hundred as Indian captain, and he added 129 runs for the third wicket with Mohammad Azharuddin. It was a very patient innings though, consuming 138 balls and included 5 fours and 1 six.

46.6 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, the top-spinner from Ashwin, Ramdin watches it all along, gets a good stride forward and blocks

46.5 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin tosses one on the middle stump line, Ramdin moves across and turns it towards the on-side

46.4 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin gives this one plenty of air, Ramdin watches it all along and defends it

46.3 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin floats one on off, Ramdin gets a good stride forward as he blocks

46.2 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, Ashwin drifts one on off, Ramdin gets a big stride forward and defends it with soft hands

46.1 Ashwin to Ramdin, no run, flighted and on off, Ramdin gets well forward and pushes it back towards the bowler

45.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, 1 run, full and nipping into Ramdin, he covers the movement, closes the face of the bat and clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single

45.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away, not much bounce on that for Bhuvneshwar, left alone

45.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, another easy leave for the batsman

45.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, this is fuller and shapes away from well outside off, easy leave for Ramdin

45.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Ramdin gets behind the line and pushes it towards the off-side

45.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, another play and a miss, Bhuvi has been unlucky today, this was pitched up and in that channel outside off, Ramdin hangs his bat at that and misses

44.6 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, chance for Kohli at 2nd slip and he fluffs it, Ashwin shortened his length by a fraction, Deonarine was looking to dab it very fine, gets a thick edge that is floored by Kohli at 2nd slip. The ball was travelling and Kohli had very little time to react

44.5 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, tossed up and on the middle, Deonarine goes back and defends it

44.4 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, the off-break from Ashwin, tossed up on middle and spinning away, Deonarine was caught in a tangle but manages to defend it

Ashwin now from round the wicket

44.3 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, flighted and on the stumps, Deonarine presses forward and defends it solidly

44.2 Ashwin to Deonarine, FOUR, West Indies are looking to attack the spinners, this was tossed up and on off, Deonarine gets well forward and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket, no one in the deep, the ball races away to the fence

44.1 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, Ashwin comes from over the wicket and drifts one on Deonarine's pads, he gets forward and jams it with soft hands

43.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ramdin, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Ramdin stays back and chops it towards cover, ends a good over from Bhuvneshwar

Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.5 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, out Caught by Ashwin!! Bhuvneshwar has nailed the big fish. This was pitched up and shapes away from the left hander, Chanderpaul was looking to defend off the back-foot, gets a thick edge that goes low and straight to Ashwin at 1st slip. He does not drop this time, Chanders fails to make a big score in his 150th Test match, India are right on top now. Chanderpaul c Ashwin b Bhuvneshwar 25(34) [4s-2 6s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.4 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, 3 runs, even better from Deonarine, this was a back of a length delivery and well outside off, Deonarine stays back and punches it through extra cover, the fielder chase and keeps them down to three runs

43.3 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, 2 runs, nicely bowled by Bhuvneshwar, full and in that channel just outside off, Deonarine pushes forward and gets a thick edge past gully for a brace

43.2 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away, left alone

43.1 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Deonarine gets a good stride forward and defends it

42.6 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, turn and bounce for Ashwin, but the line is well outside off, Chanderpaul watches it all along as it settles in Dhoni's gloves

42.5 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, pushed through quicker by Ashwin, Chanderpaul looks to defend and gets an inside edge towards the on-side

42.4 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, Ashwin drops one short and just outside off, Chanderpaul rocks back and cuts it towards point

42.3 Ashwin to Chanderpaul, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Chanderpaul goes back and turns it towards the on-side

42.2 Ashwin to Deonarine, 1 run, flighted and on off, Deonarine gets forward and drives it to mid-off for a quick single

42.1 Ashwin to Deonarine, no run, Ashwin comes from round the wicket and tosses one on off, Deonarine defends it with soft hands, the ball rolls past FSL

Ravichandran Ashwin [8.0-0-32-1] is back into the attack

Hundred No. 8: 118 v Pakistan, Sharjah, 15 April 1996. Result: India Won A scintillating 118 from Sachin Tendulkar, his 231-run stand for the 2nd wicket with Navjot Singh Sidhu, then a record partnership for any wicket for India and the eventual total, 305, the first time that India crossed 300 in an ODI match were the cornerstones as Pakistan were well beaten in the league encounter at Sharjah. Tendulkar's knock included 8 fours and 2 sixes as the Pakistan bowlers were hit all around the park, particularly Ata-ur-Rehman. He was to chip in with the ball as well, finishing with 2/40 to complete a Man-of-the-Match performance.

Drinks are on the field now

41.6 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, Bhuvneshwar shortens his length and gets this one to shape across Chanderpaul, another easy leave for the batsman

41.5 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and angling away from the left hander, Chanderpaul plays inside the line and lets it go

41.4 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from the left hander, an easier leave for Chanderpaul this time around

41.3 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, good movement for Chanderpaul, Chanderpaul plays inside the line and misses

41.2 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar drifts one on the pads, worked behind square for a single. Deonarine wanted a second run, but Tendulkar was quick to get to the ball

41.1 Bhuvneshwar to Deonarine, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Deonarine pushed it in front of mid-on and called for a quick single, sent back by Chanderpaul. WI can't afford a run-out now

40.6 P Ojha to Deonarine, 1 run, uppish but safe, Deonarine skipped down the track to a well flighted delivery, wasn't there to the pitch of the ball, gets it off the inner half of the bat but luckily goes wide of the fielder at mid-wicket

40.5 P Ojha to Deonarine, no run, tossed up and on off, Deonarine gets a big stride forward and defends it

Narsingh Deonarine, left handed bat, comes to the crease

40.4 P Ojha to Samuels, out Caught by Vijay!! Lovely bowling from Ojha, this was tossed up on the off-stump line, lured Samuels forward before turning ever so slightly, Samuels had to play that, pokes uncertainly and with an angled bat, the outside edge is found and a dolly for Vijay at 1st slip. Samuels did not look in any sort of comfort, his vigil is over now. Samuels c Vijay b P Ojha 19(59) [4s-3]

P Ojha to Samuels, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted and on the leg stump line, Chanderpaul nudges it behind square for an easy single

40.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, Ojha drifts one on the middle stump line, Chanderpaul shuffles across and turns it towards FSL

40.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up and on off, Chanderpaul gets forward and drives it to mid-off

39.6 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, good comeback from Bhuvneshwar, keeps it fuller and gets it to shape away late, Samuels does well to drop his wrists and lets the ball go through to the keeper

39.5 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, FOUR, lovely shot, too short from Bhuvneshwar, Samuels stands tall and punches it through cover, no need to run for those, a handy boundary for Samuels

39.4 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away, easy leave for the batsman

39.3 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, Bhuvneshwar keeps it full and on the stumps, Samuels moves across and defends it with a straight bat

39.2 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, driven towards mid-on

39.1 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, Bhuvneshwar keeps it full and on off, Samuels gets forward and blocks it towards the off-side

38.6 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, Ojha drifts one on the pads, Chanderpaul was looking to flick, changes his shot at the last instant and allows the ball to hit his thigh pad

38.5 P Ojha to Samuels, 1 run, Ojha tosses one on middle, Samuels works it in front of mid-wicket for a single

38.4 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, appeal for LBW, there was two sounds on that, umpire Llong reckons it is bat first, this was flighted and on middle, Samuels gets well forward as he blocks

38.3 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, Ojha drifts one on off, Samuels gets a big stride forward and blocks

38.2 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, pushed through by Ojha, Samuels moves across and defends it towards the on-side

38.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted and on the stumps, Chanderpaul gets down on his knees and sweeps it behind square for a single

Hundred No. 7: 100 v Pakistan, Singapore, 5 April 1996. Result: Pakistan Won Another superb century from Sachin Tendulkar, but once again it was a vain effort as India were humbled by Pakistan at Padang. Tendulkar scored his 7th ODI ton, but there was no real support from the other end. Sachin's knock came from 111 balls, and it included 9 fours and 1 six. The next best score was 41 from Sanjay Manjrekar as India limped to 226/8 in the 48th over before heavens opened up. Chasing a revised target of 187 from 33 overs, Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail blasted the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground to complete the chase in a spectacular manner.

37.6 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, Bhuvneshwar shortens his length a tad, Samuels moves across and defends it with a straight bat

37.5 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Samuels gets forward and defends it towards the off-side

37.4 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, 1 run, too straight from Bhuvneshwar, Chanderpaul works it wide of mid-on for a single

37.3 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chanderpaul gets across and defends it towards gully

37.2 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, FOUR, edged and four, looked like Chanderpaul played it on purpose, on a good length and a hint of shape away from the left hander, Chanderpaul pushed forward with an angled bat, the edge flies away past third slip and into the fence

37.1 Bhuvneshwar to Chanderpaul, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away, Chanderpaul plays inside the line and lets it go

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [12.0-2-29-0] is back into the attack

36.6 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, well played by Samuels, he was charging down the track, Ojha shortened his length by a fraction, Samuels was beaten in the flight but manages to push it away towards the off-side

36.5 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, nicely bowled by Ojha, slows one on off, Samuels was lunging forward in defence, the ball goes off the shoulder of the bat and loops towards the off-side

36.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, Chanderpaul shimmies down the track to a well tossed up ball and flicks it past FSL, it was in the air but well wide of the close in fielder

36.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 2 runs, Ojha drifts one on the pads, Chanderpaul bends down and sweeps it behind square. Shami gets across from the deep, sticks his boots at that and saves a couple of runs

36.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, tossed up and on off, Chanderpaul presses forward and defends it towards the off-side

36.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted and on the pads, Chanderpaul gets across and turns it towards the on-side

35.6 Shami to Samuels, FOUR, lovely shot, no half measures from Samuels, it was in the air but went past the bowler in a flash, Shami put a hand across but was not going to stop it, it was a long half volley and Samuels put it away with a crunchy drive

35.5 Shami to Samuels, 2 runs, full and on off, Samuels gets well forward and drives it back towards the bowler, he gets some hand on that, the fielder at mid-on runs back and keeps them down to a brace

35.4 Shami to Samuels, no run, lovely piece of bowling from Shami, this was pitched up in that channel outside off and gets it to shape away, Samuels is dragged into the drive, the ball brushes past the outside edge

35.3 Shami to Samuels, no run, Shami shortens his length on off, Samuels stands tall and punches it towards point

35.2 Shami to Samuels, no run, on a length outside off, angling into Samuels before shaping away, Samuels covers the line and lets it go

35.1 Shami to Samuels, no run, on a good length and a hint of movement back into Samuels, he shuffles across and defends it with soft hands

34.6 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, more turn and bounce for Ojha, this was flighted well outside off and spun away, Chanderpaul gets a big stride forward and lets it go

34.5 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, nicely bowled by Ojha, this was the slider, pitched on off and went through with the angle, Chanderpaul was playing for the spin, ends up prodding down the wrong line

34.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 2 runs, flighted and on the stumps, Chanderpaul leans forward and flicks it with the spin, the fielder at deep mid-wicket gets across and keeps them down to a brace

34.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted and on the stumps, Chanderpaul gets forward and turns it towards the on-side

34.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, pushed through by Ojha, good sturn and bounce on that, Chanderpaul was looking to defend, the ball rushes past the inside edge and lobbed off the pads

34.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, FOUR, nicely done by Chanders, this was full and well outside leg, Chanderpaul bends his knees, rolls his wrists around it, gets on top of the bounce and sweeps it very fine for a boundary

33.6 Shami to Samuels, FOUR, fab shot, that should calm his nerves, this was pitched up and swung away from well outside off, Samuels gets well forward, leans into the drive and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary

33.5 Shami to Samuels, no run, tad fuller and in that channel around off, Samuels covers for the swing and plays it with soft hands, the edge rolls away towards 4th slip

33.4 Shami to Samuels, no run, full and on off, Samuels moves across and defends it towards mid-off

33.3 Shami to Samuels, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Samuels watches it all along, plays inside the line and lets it go

33.2 Shami to Chanderpaul, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, Chanderpaul shuffles across and nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single

Two slips, a leg slip and a FSL in place

33.1 Shami to Chanderpaul, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Chanderpaul shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side

Hundred No. 6: 137 v Sri Lanka, Delhi, March 2 1996. Result: Sri Lanka Won Sachin Tendulkar scored his 6th ODI hundred, but it turned out to be his 1st ton in a losing cause. Up against the fearsome and soon to be World Champions, Sri Lanka, India were guilty of starting off slowly. They eventually reached 271, thanks to Tendulkar, who hit 8 fours and 5 sixes during a spectacular knock of 137. He was only dismissed, run-out, in the last over but by then he had been involved in a 175-run 3rd wicket stand with Mohammad Azharuddin, then an Indian record for all wickets. He played his part with the ball as well, but the Indians were helpless in front of the opening assault led by Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana.

32.6 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, Ojha tosses one on off, Samuels gets his bat and pad together as he defends it with an open face towards gully

32.5 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, Ojha drifts one on off, Samuels gets a big stride forward as he blocks

32.4 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, floated and on off, Samuels lunges forward and defends it

32.3 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, tossed up and on the pads, Samuels goes back and defends it off his pads

32.2 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, slower from Ojha, draws Samuels forward into the defensive push, he does well to play with soft hands, the edge rolls along towards 1st slip

32.1 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Chanderpaul shuffles across and nudges it behind square for a single

31.6 Shami to Samuels, no run, another one that beats the outside edge , awful batting from Samuels here, this was the conventional outswinger, pitched up in that channel around 6th stump and nipping away, Samuels threw his bat at that and missed. Excellent over from Shami

31.5 Shami to Samuels, no run, Samuels is all at sea at the moment, this was pitched up in that channel outside off and shapes away, Samuels was hanging on the back-foot, was in no position for the drive and is lucky that he did not edge it

31.4 Shami to Samuels, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Samuels gets half forward, leans into the drive and finds Tendulkar at mid-off

31.3 Shami to Samuels, no run, Shami keeps it full and gets a hint of movement away from Samuels, he was once again caught wrong-footed, manages to squirt it away towards point

31.2 Shami to Samuels, no run, this is excellent bowling from Shami, gets this one to shape into the right hander before nipping away, Samuels was squared up as he looked to defend and gets a soft leading edge towards the off-side

31.1 Shami to Samuels, no run, nicely bowled by Shami, full and shaping into the right hander, Samuels gets behind the ball and jams it out back towards the bowler

30.6 P Ojha to Samuels, 3 runs, Samuels gets lucky, Ojha gave this one plenty of air, Samuels was looking to go back over the bowler's head, was beaten in the flight but still went through with the lofted drive, ends up slicing it over point for an easy three

30.5 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, pushed through by Ojha, Samuels goes back and defends it with a straight bat

30.4 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, 1 run, Ojha flights one on Chanderpaul's pads, he gets forward and nudges it behind square for a single

30.3 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, SIX, cracking shot, good positive intent from Chanders, shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery, gets to the pitch of the ball and shovels it high and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

30.2 P Ojha to Chanderpaul, no run, flighted delivery that spins past the leg stump, Chanderpaul was looking to work it towards the on-side and misses, a muted appeal for a catch by Dhoni

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Chanderpaul is out to the middle, in his 150th Test match

30.1 P Ojha to K Powell, out Caught by Dhawan!! Powell is looking very unhappy, but he has to go back to the hut. This was very well flighted and on the leg stump line, Powell was looking to flick, was there any bat on that? The ball lobbed off the pads and Dhawan grabbed a dolly at FSL. The Indians were convinced, so was umpire Llong. Powell made a start but fails to convert it into a big innings. K Powell c Dhawan b P Ojha 48(80) [4s-4 6s-1]

P Ojha to K Powell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Powell is OUT

29.6 Shami to Samuels, no run, much better from Shami, pitches this one in that corridor outside off and gets it to shape away, Samuels is solidly behind the line as he defends it with an open face towards point

29.5 Shami to Samuels, no run, too full and too wide from Shami, gets it to move away further after pitching, easy leave for the batsman

29.4 Shami to Samuels, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, Samuels does not need to play at that line, he covers the stumps, lifts his bat and lets it go

Four slips and a gully in place

29.3 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, full and a hint of swing back into Powell, he gets inside the line and whips it behind square. Bhuvneshwar gets across from the deep and keeps them down to a single

29.2 Shami to K Powell, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from the left hander, Powell covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

29.1 Shami to K Powell, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Powell gets a big stride forward and drives it to mid-off

Shami will start from the other end. He has three slips and a leg slip in place

28.6 P Ojha to Samuels, no run, nicely bowled by Ojha, slows down the pace, pitches on a middle and off line and gets it to spin away, Samuels watches it all along, plays inside the line and lets it go

28.5 P Ojha to K Powell, 1 run, flighted and on Powell's pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

28.4 P Ojha to K Powell, no run, Ojha floats one well down leg and gets it to spin away further, Powell was looking to sweep and missed

28.3 P Ojha to K Powell, no run, Ojha drifts one on the pads, Powell goes back and turns it towards FSL

28.2 P Ojha to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels is off the mark, this was tossed up and on off, Samuels gets a good stride forward and drives it to the left of Bhuvneshwar at mid-off, calls for a quick single and gets it with ease

A slip, a gully and FSL for Samuels

28.1 P Ojha to K Powell, 1 run, tossed up and on off, Powell gets well forward and drives it to long on for a single

Oja will open the bowling for India after lunch. He has a slip, a leg slip and a FSL in place.

Sachin Tendulkar is back with his floppy hat.. Wonder what happened to the special cap?

Welcome back.. The pitch had plenty in it for the Indian bowlers and they were a bit unlucky not to have got more than just two wickets. Powell has settled down after a streaky start while Samuels has been pretty lucky so far.

11:35 Local Time: Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were exceptional with the ball. They hit the right areas and were able to get good amount of bounce and seam off the deck. The former bent his back nicely and clocked over 140 on a number of occasions. All to play for in the second session. Life is certainly not going to be easy for the batsmen. Join us back at 12:10 Local Time, 06:40 GMT for all the post-lunch action.

A great couple of hours of Test cricket. Both teams will be happy to go into Lunch and probably India will be the happier of the two sides by just a bit with that wicket of Darren Bravo. Kieran Powell, after seeing off the new ball, has done well to get going. He was severe against Ashwin and rode the luck which came his way with all those plays and misses. India started off very well by removing Gayle early, but West Indies recovered well courtesy a 61-run 2nd wicket partnership between Powell and Bravo. Ashwin removed the latter just before the break and gave India the slightest of advantages in this session. Samuels tried hard to throw his wicket away but somehow, the ball couldn't take the edge.

27.6 Shami to Samuels, no run, Shami would have loved to land that much closer to the batsman. This outswinging short of length delivery was well outside off stump, Samuels plays inside the line of the ball and lets it go

27.5 Shami to Samuels, no run, back of a length again outside off stump, Samuels guides it to gully. Again didn't look convincing

Samuels walks away to waste some time and ensure that this is the last over before the lunch break.

27.4 Shami to Samuels, no run, play and a miss again. Need more luck there Shami. Moves the short of length delivery away from the right-hander, has him poking and beats the outside edge

27.3 Shami to Samuels, no run, you should be very happy as a bowler to bowl to Samuels now. He's very very shaky out there. Just manages to defend the outswinging short of length delivery with soft hands to gully

27.2 Shami to Samuels, no run, doesn't want to disturb this away-swinging good length delivery outside off stump, just shoulders arms

27.1 Shami to Samuels, no run, the fuller length is always going to trouble Samuels early on in his innings. Shami shapes this away outside off stump, Samuels pokes and gets lucky as he misses the outside edge

Mohammed Shami [7.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

Hundred No. 5: 127* v Kenya, Cuttack, February 18 1996. Result: India Won Co-hosting the 1996 World Cup, India got off to a perfect start by beating Kenya by 7 wickets. Kenya, playing in a major tournament for the first time seemed to be overawed by the occasion, and were simply no match to the genius of Tendulkar. He stroked 15 fours and 1 six to help his team get off to an ideal start.

26.6 Ashwin to K Powell, FOUR, the straighter delivery from Ashwin, Powell doesn't bother to get his knees down quickly and sweep it powerfully along the ground to deep mid-wicket

26.5 Ashwin to Samuels, leg byes, 1 run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Samuels lunges forward to defend, but the ball pops off the pad and goes over leg slip

26.4 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, shout for LBW. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Samuels gets a big stride and looks to defend, the ball strikes him outside the line of off stump. That would have gove over the stumps as well

26.3 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, shortish again on the off stump, pushed back to the bowler

26.2 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, gets his front foot forward and leaves the comes on the front foot outside off stump the keeper

26.1 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, flatter and shorter on the leg stump, Powell turns it to mid-wicket

25.6 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, this one seams away a long way and beats the outside edge. Samuels was completely squared up by the movement on this short of length delivery

25.5 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, ensures that he lifts his bat and leaves the away-swinging short of length delivery to the keeper

25.4 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, was in no position to defend that. This full delivery swung back in sharply and almost went through Samuels's defences, but somehow he manages to get is bat down in time and push it to mid-off

25.3 Bhuvneshwar to Samuels, no run, short of length delivery swinging back into the right-hander, Samuels covers the off stump and shoulders arms

25.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, defends the outswinging good length delivery with an angled bat and it rolls to deep backward point

25.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Powell blocks off the back foot

24.6 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, in the air, but safe. Gee! This one bounced a lot and surprised Samuels, he tried to block off the back foot but the ball flew towards point off the shoulder of the bat, Vijay ran from first slip but couldn't get there in time. Fine over from Ashwin

24.5 Ashwin to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Samuels blocks off the front foot

Marlon Samuels, right handed bat, comes to the crease

24.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, out Caught by Dhoni!! Ashwin gets the much needed wicket. Excellent bowling from him and he'll feel a bit more relaxed now after dropping that catch. Flighted delivery pitches on middle and spins away sharply, Bravo tries to defend off the front foot, the ball takes the outside edge and goes into Dhoni's hands. Bravo didn't wait for the umpire's decision and walked off as soon as he nicked it. End of a promising looking innnings from Bravo. Darren Bravo c Dhoni b Ashwin 29(63) [4s-5 6s-1]

Ashwin to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

24.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, respects the flighted delivery with a front foot defence

24.2 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, steps out and drives the flighted delivery uppishly, it goes on the bounce to long-off

24.1 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, flatter and shorter down the leg side, Powell fails to tickle it

23.6 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, covers the outswing on this fuller length delivery and softly defends off the back foot

23.5 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, full and wide outside off stump, Bravo doesn't bother disturbing it

23.4 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Bravo watches the ball sail into the hands of Dhoni

23.3 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Bravo turns it to mid-wicket

23.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, just helps the short of length delivery down the leg side past leg slip to fine leg

23.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, full and swinging away just outside off stump, Powell looks to drive down the ground, but he gets a thick outside edge to point

22.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and shorter on the leg stump, this one goes straight on, Bravo just manages to bring his bat down and work it into the on-side

22.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, this one grips and turns a bit more, but it was outside off and that allowed Bravo to leave it alone

22.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, waits for the ball to turn away and blocks the flighted delivery into the off-side

22.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Bravo covers the stumps and shoulders arms

22.1 Ashwin to K Powell, SIX, good start to the over for West Indies. Dances down the track and gets closer to the pitch of this flighted delivery, Powell times the loft really well and it sails over long-on

Hundred No. 4: 112* v Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 9 April 1995. Result: India Won Sachin Tendulkar was at his belligerent best, stroking 15 fours and 1 six as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 8 wickets with 101 balls to spare. The Master added 161 runs for the 1st wicket with Manoj Prabhakar as India eased towards a big win. No bowler were spared by Tendulkar on the day, with only Sanath Jayasuriya ending up with somewhat respectable figures.

21.6 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, FOUR, inside edge past the stumps. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Bravo does not move his feet, just looks to block and luckily the edge went to fine leg

21.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 3 runs, full delivery on the off stump, Powell allows the ball to swing back into him and drives it to deep mid-wicket, Ojha makes a sliding stop and Tendulkar relays it back to the bowler

21.4 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, 1 run, gets the radar right this time, short of length delivery swinging away, the ball ends up on the leg stump and Bravo works it to mid-wicket

21.3 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery moving away outside off stump, left alone

21.2 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, starts the outswinging good length delivery from outside leg hoping to end it on the stumps, but the line was way down the leg side

21.1 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, doesn't want to risk this outswinging good length delivery, just shoulders arms

20.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, a peach! Nicely floated up just outside off stump, Bravo leans forward to block, but the ball beats the outside edge as it spins away sharply

20.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Bravo blocks off the front foot

20.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo drives away from the body and gets a thick outside edge that runs past first slip to third man

20.2 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, wasn't all that short outside off stump, but Bravo does well to rock and time cut hard, but it goes straight to backward point

Bollywood star Aamir Khan is in the commentary box now.

20.1 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Bravo pushes it into the off-side

19.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, protection there down the leg side so he lands this inswing full delivery down the leg side, Powell misses the flick

19.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, another one, he was in two minds there. Looks to poke at this away-going good length delivery and just decides to take his bat out of the way at the last moment

19.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, you really have to do well not to nick that one. Draws the batsman on the front foot with a fullish delivery outside off stump, shapes it away and beats the outside edge

Leg slip in place now.

19.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, just a hint of inswing on this good length delivery on the off stump, Powell defends it back to the bowler

19.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, FOUR, poor line from Bhuvneshwar. Short of a length delivery down the leg side, all Powell had to do was help it on its way, he does exactly that and it runs away to fine leg

19.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, bouncer down the leg side, Powell sits under it comfortably

18.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, nice and full from Ashwin to end the over, Bravo digs it out easily

18.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Bravo blocks it into the off-side

18.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, FOUR, another fine hit from Bravo. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo wasn't to the pitch of the ball, but he doesn't bother driving it on the rise and it races away through cover-point

18.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, SIX, that has been absolutely bludgeoned away. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo waited for the ball to turn away and smashed it, the ball sailed way over the deep extra-cover fence

18.2 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, gets forward, waits for the flighted delivery to come and blocks well

18.1 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, low full toss on the off stump, Powell leans forward and drives it along the ground to long-off

17.6 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone

17.5 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, almost a carbon copy of the previous ball. Another loud shout for LBW. Bravo again doesn't bother to play at this inswinging good length delivery on the off stump, the ball takes the pad and goes to Dhoni. This wicket has a good amount of bounce

17.4 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, shout for LBW. Bravo doesn't offer a shot to this great inswinging short of length delivery on the off stump, the ball just brushes the pad and almost shaves the off pole. Height was the issue there

17.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Powell flicks it to fine leg

17.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, dropped. Excellent delivery from Bhuvneshwar. Good length delivery shaping away outside off stump, Powell gets a genuine outside edge as he tries to defend, Ashwin is very late to react at first slip and spills it. The ball hit him on the wrist

17.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, Powell fails to tickle it on its way and is hit on the pad

Hundred No. 3: 105 v West Indies, Jaipur, 11 November 1994. Result: India Won Sachin Tendulkar's patient innings of 105 helped India eke out a 5-run win over West Indies in a tight encounter. It was patient knock by Tendulkar's standards. The knock came from 134 balls and included 10 hits to the fence. He was involved in a 117-run stand for the 2nd wicket with Vinod Kambli after having added 95 runs for the 1st wicket with Ajay Jadeja.

16.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Bravo digs it out

16.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, in the air, but safe. Nicely floated up outside off stump, Bravo was tempted to go for the drive, he times it well but hits it straight to Pujara at silly-point who gets it on his right leg as he tries to take evasive action. The ball rolls to point

16.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, shorter this time from Ashwin., Bravo is happy to block off the back foot

16.3 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, comes on the front foot watches the flighted delivery very closely and offers a good defence

16.2 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and shorter outside off stump, Bravo cuts it straight to backward point

16.1 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, prefers to stay back to this flatter delivery on the stumps and works it wide of mid-on

15.6 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, covers the off stump and leaves the away-going length delivery to the keeper

15.5 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, edge found, but doesn't carry. Opens up Bravo with an outswinging full delivery on the off stump, he gets a thick outside edge, soft hands on that meant it died down on its way to Vijay at second slip

15.4 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, great teasing line from Bhuvneshwar. Lands this full just outside off stump, tempts Bravo to go for the drive, but the batsman is mindful of the fact that it is swinging away and leaves it alone

15.3 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery shaping away outside off stump, left alone

15.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, allows the length ball to swing back and flicks it along the ground to mid-wicket

15.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, almost went through his defences. Full delivery swinging back into the left-hander, Powell just manages to get an inside edge onto the pad as he tries to work it on the on-side

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [6.0-2-13-0] is back into the attack

14.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, tosses this up nicely just outside off stump, Bravo drives it straight to cover

14.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker delivery from Ashwin, Bravo just manages to get his bat down in time to push it into the off-side

14.4 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, flatter and shortish on the off stump, Powell turns it to mid-wicket off the back foot

14.3 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Powell gets his front foot forward and defends

14.2 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Powell blocks well off the back foot

14.1 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, bat-pad, but doesn't carry to the short leg fielder. Flighted delivery down the leg side, Powell flicks and gets lucky as the ball goes well wide of the catching fielder to his left

It's been a fine morning of Test cricket for both the sides. India hit the right areas and gave nothing away while West Indies, even though they lost Gayle early, have down well to hang around and treat the bowling on merit.

Time to grab a glass of water

13.6 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, lands this full outside off stump, Bravo leans forward and lets it go through to Dhoni

13.5 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, stands tall and pushes the short of length through cover-point

13.4 Shami to K Powell, no run, 144 kmph. Gets the radar wrong on this attempted bouncer, goes down the leg side

13.3 Shami to K Powell, no run, short of length delivery swinging in, Powell softly defends it back to the bowler

13.2 Shami to K Powell, no run, teases the batsman with a full delivery shaping away outside off stump, Powell leaves it alone for the keeper

13.1 Shami to K Powell, no run, a 141 kmph short of length delivery just outside off stump, Powell hangs back and tries to defend, but the ball zooms past the outside edge

12.6 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, floated up outside off stump, Bravo defends late off the front foot and it rolls past gully

12.5 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter and a touch shorter outside off stump, Bravo punches off the back foot to point

12.4 Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Bravo leans forward and blocks well

12.3 Ashwin to K Powell, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Powell pushes it to mid-on and escapes strike

12.2 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, dances down the track and tries to unsettle the bowler, instead he had to adjust as the ball was slanted down the leg side

12.1 Ashwin to K Powell, no run, straightaway a shout for LBW. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Powell comes on the front foot to defend, he misses and is struck in line with off. Probably it was going over

Two slips and a short leg in place.

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Hundred No. 2: 115 v New Zealand, Vadodara, 28 October 1994. Result: India Won It was another Man-of-the-Match innings from Sachin Tendulkar that propelled India to a comfortable seven wicket win over New Zealand in the 3rd match of the Wills World Series. Chasing a massive 270, Tendulkar, who was dropped very early in his innings made the Kiwis pay for their folly, blasting 8 fours and 3 sixes to take the hosts home. He was involved in a 144-run 1st wicket partnership with Manoj Prabhakar, setting the tone for another convincing win.

11.6 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, this one swing back a touch from a length outside off stump, left alone

11.5 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, covers the off stump and leaves the good length delivery alone

11.4 Shami to Darren Bravo, FOUR, beaten the previous ball, but he doesn't forget to lean forward the next ball. Excellent shot from Bravo. Just comes on the front foot and drives the good length delivery through cover

11.3 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, plays inside the line and gets beaten. Squares him up with a short of length delivery that moves away off the deck, Bravo had no clue about that

11.2 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, back of a length outside off stump, Powell pushes it off the back foot to cover

11.1 Shami to K Powell, no run, another fine delivery from Shami. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, the ball nips away slightly and beats Powell's poke

10.6 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, full and swinging down the leg side, Bravo leaves it for Dhoni

10.5 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, another fine outswinger from a length, but not close enough to make Bravo play

10.2 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, leg byes, 2 runs, another short of length delivery on the leg stump, Bravo again misses the flick and this time it rolls to fine leg off the pad

10.1 Bhuvneshwar to Darren Bravo, no run, great take diving to his right by Dhoni, they appeal for a catch but not given. Gee! He was horizontal to the ground when he took the ball. Good length delivery swinging into the left-hander, Bravo fails to tickle it, the umpire reckons it went off the thigh pad

9.6 Shami to K Powell, no run, good length delivery swinging back into the batsman, Powell again misses the flick and is hit on the between the pad and the thigh pad

9.5 Shami to K Powell, FOUR, no problems in dealing with this one. Full delivery on the leg stump, Powell waits for the ball and flicks with a strong bottom hand, the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence

9.4 Shami to K Powell, no run, short of length delivery nipping back into the left-hander, Powell inside edge the defence onto the pad. Luckily it doesn't pop up to short leg

9.3 Shami to Darren Bravo, 1 run, this one jagged back a touch. Bravo hangs back and tries to defend the short of length delivery on the off stump, but the ball takes the inside edge, rolls behind square on the on-side

9.2 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, back of a length just around the off stump, Bravo blocks off the back foot to point

9.1 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, doesn't bother disturbing this good length delivery outside off stump, just shoulders arms

8.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, found fishing on a cricket pitch. Short of a length delivery shaping away outside off stump, Powell pokes and gets beaten

8.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, fullish on the off stump, Powell looks to drive and gets a thick outside that rolls to gully

8.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, cuts and misses

Sachin... Sachin... doing the rounds at the ground as the Master appears on the giant screen.

8.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, covers the outswing on this delivery delivery on the off stump and blocks it into the on-side

8.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, loose shot from Powell. Full delivery swinging away wide outside off stump, Powell chases the ball for the drive and gets beaten

7.6 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Bravo ensures he leaves this alone for MSD

7.5 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, edged, but safe. Full delivery just outside off stump, the batsman has to play at it, Bravo comes on the front foot to defend, he gets a thick outside edge which doesn't carry to Ashwin at first slip. Was he standing too far behind?

7.4 Shami to Darren Bravo, FOUR, poor line from Shami. Sprays the fuller length delivery down the leg side, Bravo waits and flicks well, the ball races away to the long leg fence

7.3 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Bravo stays back and blocks well

All the way from Melbourne, Shane Warne has slipped into the commentary box now. Shows what people can do for Sachin.

7.2 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, shapes the good length delivery back into the left-hander on the leg stump, Bravo fails to flick, the ball rolls off the thigh pad behind square on the on-side

7.1 Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, gee! 145.9 kmph short ball from Shami, Bravo sits under it comfortably and lets it go

Hundred No. 1: 110 v Australia, Colombo, September 9 1994. Result: India Won: It took as many as 78 ODI matches for Tendulkar to score his first ODI hundred. But it was a sign of things to come. In the 3rd match of the Singer World Series at the RPS Stadium in Colombo, Tendulkar was up against a fearsome Australian attack comprising of Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, Tendulkar brazenly took the attack to them, smashing 8 fours and 2 massive sixes, both off Warne as he led India to a competitive score. His Man-of-the-Match knock laid the platform for a convincing 31 run win for the Indians.

As promised, here is our write-up on Sachin's 100 tons. First we will plug the ODI tons and then come to the Test ones later. So this is our little tribute to the great man. Enjoy!

6.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, ends the over with a very full delivery on the off stump, Powell brings his bat down just in time and drives it to cover

6.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 2 runs, back over the wicket now. Powell stands tall and glances the short of length to fine leg

6.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, lands this much fuller and makes him play at this one, Powell covers the outswing and blocks well

6.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, watches the good length delivery swing away nicely, takes his bat out of the way and leaves it for Dhoni

A short leg in place now.

6.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, keeps it fullish just outside off stump, Powell covers the outswing and blocks well

6.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, goes round the wicket and lands this outswinger on a length, Powell shoulders arms

Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.6 Shami to Gayle, out Caught by Rohit!! Catch it is the cry and Rohit doesn't miss out. Great delivery from Shami. It was the short of length delivery that nipped away slightly, Gayle was waiting on the back foot to defend, but the away movement opened him up completely. The ball took the shoulder of the bat and flew to gully where Rohit moved to his left to complete a fine catch. So India have got the early breakthrough that they wanted. Gayle c Rohit b Shami 11(17) [4s-1]

Shami to Gayle, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

5.5 Shami to Gayle, no run, hit on the right leg. Good length delivery from Shami, Gayle hangs back and looks to defend, he misses and the ball hits between the pad and thigh pad. That will hurt. But he's alright

5.4 Shami to K Powell, leg byes, 1 run, sprays this short of length delivery down the leg side, Powell fails to glance it, the ball rolls off the thigh pad to fine leg

5.3 Shami to Gayle, 1 run, waits on the back foot, gently tickles the short of length delivery down the leg side to fine leg and gets off strike

5.2 Shami to Gayle, no run, darts this good length delivery wide outside off stump, it swung away as well, Gayle had no business poking at that

5.1 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, good bit of inswing on this good length delivery on the leg stump, the ball swung back in very late, Powell just manages to get a thick inside as he tries to flick and it rolls to fine leg

4.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 1 run, well played. Allows the fullish delivery to swing back, adjusts well and flicks it easily to fine leg to keep strike

4.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, round the wicket to Powell. Fullish and shaping away, the batsman is happy to shoulder arms

4.4 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, 1 run, back over the wicket this time. A bit of outswing on this full delivery on the off stump, Gayle softly dabs it to short mid-wicket and sets off

4.3 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, 2 runs, gets slightly forward to this length delivery and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

4.2 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, leg byes, FOUR, short of length delivery swinging into the left-hander, Gayle tries to tickle it but misses, the ball goes off the thigh pad to fine leg

4.1 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, no run, huge shout for LBW. Very risky that from Gayle. He doesn't offer a shot and luckily the ball bounced just enough to miss the stumps. Good length delivery shaping back, Gayle pads it, the ball hits him high on the flap of the pad. He was standing outside the crease as well

3.6 Shami to K Powell, no run, respects the good length delivery on the off stump with a back foot defence, the ball rolls to point

3.5 Shami to Gayle, 1 run, this one darts back in from a length, Gayle tries to adjust and defend, the ball takes the inside edge and rolls to fine leg

3.4 Shami to Gayle, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Gayle defends it to point

3.3 Shami to Gayle, FOUR, there is that trademark Chris Gayle drive wide of mid-off. Full delivery outside off stump, Gayle doesn't bother moving his feet, just gets his body forward and transfers the weight wonderfully for it to race away past the diving fielder at short extra-cover

3.2 Shami to Gayle, no run, ensures that he lifts his bat and lets the short of length delivery go through to Dhoni

3.1 Shami to Gayle, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Was that pitching outside leg? Great call, there was an inside edge as well. Good length delivery on the off stump, this one doesn't swing at all, Gayle tries to block off the back foot but was late in bringing his bat down, luckily he got the edge as was struck in line with off

2.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, goes round the wicket and beats the outside edge. Fantastic delivery to end the over. Good length delivery outside off stump, Powell comes on the front foot to defend, but the ball swings away and foxes him completely

2.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, shapes this full delivery outside off stump, not close enough to make Powell play

2.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, he was in two minds there. Fullish around the off stump, Powell looks to leave the ball late, but it hits the bat as he tries to take it out of the way and luckily rolls to point

2.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, FOUR, gets it from the middle of the bat this time. Full delivery swinging away just outside off stump, Powell just leans forward and drives it to the left of mid-off

2.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, comes on the front foot to block this away-swinging full delivery outside off stump, but the ball seams away and beats the bat

2.1 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, leading edge, but safe. Excellent line and length from Bhuvneshwar, starts the full delivery from outside leg and shapes it away, the ball ends just outside off, Powell tries to flick and gets lucky as the edge goes along the ground to cover

1.6 Shami to Gayle, no run, doesn't want to risk this good length delivery that is slanted across him, just shoulders arms to that one. Both the bowlers hitting good areas straightaway

1.5 Shami to K Powell, 1 run, stays back, defends the good length delivery with soft hands to short cover and sets off immediately

1.4 Shami to K Powell, no run, well played again. On a length just around the off stump, not much of inswing on this one, Powell offers a solid back foot defence

1.3 Shami to K Powell, no run, covers the inswing on this good length delivery on the off stump, gets right behind the line and blocks well off the back foot

1.2 Shami to Gayle, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the off stump, Gayle pushes it to point and escapes strike

1.1 Shami to Gayle, no run, excellent areas straightaway. Full delivery slightly shaping away outside off stump, Gayle hangs his bat out and gets beaten. Poor stroke that from Gayle

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, ends the over with an inswinging full delivery on the off stump, Powell drives it to mid-on where Tendulkar fields the ball. As expected, the crowd roar to acknowledge the master

0.5 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, this is an even better ball. Lands this full outside off stump, draws the batsman on the front foot and forces him to drive, shapes it away and beats the bat

0.4 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, the outswinger this time, comprehensively beaten. Full delivery outside off stump, Powell pokes at it and luckily escapes the outside edge

0.3 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, no run, keeps it full again on the stumps, Powell brings his bat down in time and defends it into the on-side

0.2 Bhuvneshwar to K Powell, 2 runs, even fuller outside off stump this time, Powell just opens the face of the bat and defends, the ball rolls to square third man

0.1 Bhuvneshwar to Gayle, 1 run, starts off with a full delivery on the off stump, there is a hint of inswing on it, Gayle watchfully flicks it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark straightaway

Gayle and K Powell are at the crease. Gayle is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

Three slips and a gully in place for Gayle.

Tendulkar leads the team out to the middle. Here we go for the first ball...

Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar came out with his white floppy hat initially, he then ran back to the dressing room to pick up the cap that was given by Dhoni a little earlier and he's quickly back on the field now.

The players are making their way out to the middle. There is a clock on the ground that starts its countdown from 200.

Sachin though doesn't have a great record at his home ground - Tendulkar has scored only one century at the Wankhede - against Sri Lanka in 1997. In 10 Tests at this venue, Tendulkar has scored 847 runs at an average of 47.05, with two scores in the 90s. His recent form has been very patchy as well, he hasn't scored a Test hundred since that magnificent 146 at Cape Town in January, 2011. That's 22 Tests and 33 months without a Test ton easily the longest streak when he hasn't got a hundred. That's some downslide and in those 22 Tests since Cape Town, his average is 29. How wonderful would it be if he can shake off that run of bad form and end his career with a hundred in his last game, in front of his home crowd. If he does it, it will be the perfect farewell gift that he can aspire for.

A nice sight to see: Just before the start of play, Sachin Tendulkar was presented a special Team India cap by MS Dhoni for his 200th Test. The cap has the words '200th Test' emblazoned on it.

Coming to the pitch for this Test, Sudhir Naik, the curator at the Wankhede Stadium has promised a sporting wicket. He wants Sachin to score a century to grace the occasion but refused to grant any favors for the maestro. Naik was convinced that Sachin didn't need any favors from him and that he was good enough to do it himself with the bat. "He is good enough to do it himself. He does not need my help. This wicket is good enough for batting so that might automatically help him."

Brian Lara, Sachin's greatest rival and contemporary, also Tendulkar's good buddy reckons that the man from Mumbai should be remembered as the greatest cricketer in history. "Tendulkar has had the greatest cricket career of anyone who has ever played the game," said Lara. "He's the Muhammad Ali and the Michael Jordan of cricket. You think of the great boxers and basketball players, but if you were to talk about the game then you would have to talk about Sachin."

Sachin may be the only cricketer to have played 200 Test matches but Shiv has plans of getting there, even though he is still 50 matches away from that landmark. This is what he had to say when asked whether he aspires to get to 200 one day: "I never thought I would get this far in the beginning but who knows where we can go if we keep persisting." The day might not be far off when we see the first father-son duo bat together in a Test match - Shiv's son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul has already made his first-class debut for Guyana and both father and son have batted together in first-class cricket.

Ravi Shastri was at his usual ballistic best at the toss. The BCCI president N. Srinivasan was also out there presenting a specially minted coin which was used for the toss to mark this monumental Test match.

Sammy: "We would have bowled as well. Now the openers should win the first hour and we will take the game from there. We have made two changes, Shannon Gabriel comes in for Permaul and Narsingh Deonarine replaces Cottrell. It is another opportunity to come out and do well. This is a celebration Test match and we would look to enjoy. Our own Shiv is playing his 150th Test match and we will look to enjoy every bit of this game."

Dhoni: "To the fans disappointment, we will bowl first. The wicket looks quite soft so the bowlers will have something in it. It is very difficult to imagine playing 200 Test matches leaving the ODIs and the IPL games alone, overall plenty to learn from the great man. Irrespective of that, it is the last game for him, we will have to do well and give him a happy farewell. We bowled well in Kolkata. Once we got the reverse swing, I think Shami bowled really well. We are playing with the same team."

India have won the toss and have opted to field

Chanderpaul has been India's nemesis from time immemorial. He rarely seems to get out and even at Kolkata he was undefeated as the others capitulated around him. In 24 matches against India, Shiv has 2105 runs at an average of 65.78 with seven hundreds. His awkward crab-like batting stance which sees him facing the square-leg umpire rather than the bowler has confounded opposition and driven bowling attacks mad. One look at his record though and you begin to appreciate what a special player he has been for the West Indies.

One should talk about Chanderpaul a bit more, he made his debut in 1994 and has seen the once dominant West Indies side slide steadily down the rankings. Victories have been hard to come by, but he has chugged on like an old, weary soldier who never knows to give up. He is only the 2nd man after Brian Lara to aggregate more than 10,000 Test runs and a telling statistic is this: from 2007, he has averaged 70.52 in 48 Tests which shows his insatiable hunger for runs. As they say, 'you get better with age' and in Chanderpaul's case it has certainly been the case.

Amidst all the hype and the craze about Sachin's last Test, one man from the visitors camp is silently approaching this game with a landmark of his own to celebrate - it is Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 150th Test the first man from the Caribbean to do so. As is often the case, Shiv rarely gets the eyeballs - he is that sort of character, always willing to play second fiddle, let the other flashy boys take the credit and just get on with his business and the business which he knows best - of making runs.

Pitch Report: "A typical Mumbai pitch, if you come and see at 8 or 8.30 in the morning there is some dampness on it. There is some grass and there is surely something in it for the bowlers. The first two hours will be very crucial. The ball will seam around and the moisture will give the spinners a chance as well. You could be easily 4 down in the first couple of hours if you don't play carefully. Come what may, Day 2 and Day 3 will be the best time to bat on this surface. All the grass has been nicely rolled in and that is a clear sign that it will seam around if you pitch it on those spots. If India opt to bowl they should look to pitch it up. So win the toss and bowl first is the mantra," reckon Shaz and Waz on air.

India had another debutant, Rohit Sharma who sparkled as well - scoring 177 to continue his dream run. Just four days before the Test, he had made a career-best 209 in ODIs. This fella seems to be in some nick, eh? Finally all that promise and the talent he possesses is coming out in the open for all to see. India look settled and dangerous and it would take a very special effort from the visitors to spoil India's party.

Well after all that super heavy dose of Sachin and only Sachin, let's just take a back seat and concentrate on the game per se at Mumbai. For starters, India thumped the visitors by an innings and go into the final match as firm favorites. India found a new bowling star in debutant Mohammad Shami who took 9 wickets in the match and clattered stumps at will. Destroying stumps seems to be his hobby.

They say, you can't get everything in one package well here is the proof, show it to them that there was a man called Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar who had it all!

What has Sachin not achieved in his career? The leading run-scorer in both formats, has the most number of centuries in both formats, scored an ODI double-ton, won the ODI World Cup in 2011 - the crowing glory of his career. Played for 24 years at the very top. Never indulged in any nonsense. Spotless. Squeaky clean. Never threw his weight around (and even if he did, no-one would've complained). The ideal role-model. Great team-mate and what's more a simple, down-to-earth human being.

Feeling disappointed that the viewer has got no say in celebrating such a magnificent occasion? Don't worry, we will never let your down. We have tons of 'Have your say' questions, just focussing on Tendulkar's achievements where you can respond to our question and get yourself featured on the commentary page. Of course, since this is such a big stage, only the best posts with valid names will be displayed on the site. I reiterate again, quality of posts will take utmost precedence over anything else. Can't please everyone, right?

To mark the grandest of occasions, we have decided to plug all of Sachin's 100 international tons on the commentary page while the match is going on. Yes all the 100 100s - a nifty, crisp description of all those tons just to refresh your memory and take you back in time. Not only that we have all our staff giving us their favorite 'Tendulkar moments' - each carefully picked and chosen by the team.

Do you think the below paragraphs were a bit over-the-top? Too much dramatisation? Too much hyperbole? Too much hype? If you said 'yes' to any of those questions, then we assure you that this is just the start of what is a celebration of Sachin Tendulkar's career. We have just started rolling and there are heaps and heaps of stuff that will come your way through the course of this match.

The 2102nd Test isn't any other match it is far from it. It is the incomparable Sachin Tendulkar's final Test - at Mumbai, his home town. If you are not up for this match, then you never will be up for any other cricket match. If you are not watching/following this match in whichever way (live, on the TV, or on the internet) then you are definitely missing something in your life. It's as simple as that and you better believe it!

Though he is retiring, which fills the cricket fan with sadness, this isn't a time for that emotion, instead it is a time for celebration to rejoice the glorious and almost unparalleled career of Sachin Tendulkar. So far 2101 Test matches have been played overall, the Mumbai Test will be the 2102nd one and in the annals of the game, there hasn't been a more significant Test. I'm not exaggerating or indulging in a over-the-top reaction. It's the truth!

Fast forward to November 14th 2013, 24 years after his debut, he is preparing to say his final goodbye. The venue - in his home town of Mumbai, in front of his own adoring people. It can't get any better than this, can it? This is the stuff, dreams are made of. Everything seems so unreal. It seems romantic and at the same time sadness does engulf the heart as well, for Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will not be seen playing for India anymore.

The below lines describe the countless number of fans who felt the same way about Sachin. It sums up the man perfectly and every single word resonates with everyone. Whoever who wrote those words must have been a genius!

Reams and reams of ink have been spent dissecting, analysing, divulging, writing about Sachin Tendulkar, but these following lines by the BBC on him are in a league of its own: "Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we dont know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their TV sets and switch off their lives."

Never before in the annals of the game has there been a cricketer who can be compared to Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. He is simply incomparable. Bats like a dream. Bowls whatever you want him to - offspin, legspin, googlies, flippers, medium pace, heck he can even bowl fast if he applied his mind to it. Fields anywhere. Is ambidextrous while throwing and he is not your typical, "Jack of all, master of none." He is a champion in whatever he does on the field. What more can you ask from a cricketer?

Talking about impact, Sachin's career has overlapped with many people's lives - including mine - they have grown up with him and hero-worshipped him. A nation did in fact. Such was his aura and presence at the crease, that I distinctly remember many switching off their TV sets once he got out in the 90s. The only question that used to be on everyone's lips was whether Sachin was there at the crease - if he wasn't, the game ended right there for them. No-one can lay claim to such a craze!

Ever since he came into the national consciousness as a chubby 16-year old teenager in 1989, for the next 24 years he has ruled the hearts of a nation. A nation of more than a billion have been charmed, enchanted and mesmerised by the exploits of one Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. He has been the darling of the masses and the classes alike. A nation has been spoilt rotten over the greatness of this man. Such has been his impact.

Warning alert: Don't be overawed by the excessive Sachin worship which will happen on the commentary page during the course of the game, we, more than anybody else understand that there is a match which will be played amongst all this. We will, as always, never miss a ball and will bring you all the action as it happens. Why all the Sachin worship then one may ask? This is a one-off, a rare occurrence, a seminal moment in the career of the great man and our intention is to bring you the very best coverage. Rest assured, we will be the ones to provide the very best coverage. If you want to follow Sachin's last Test, then this is the place to be. No second thoughts on that. We are that confident!

Yes, the below adjectives are all used to describe Sachin and even then, it still feels unfulfilling. The name is Sachin Tendulkar and the occasion is as grand as it gets his final Test match ever, which also happens to be his 200th one.

The one and only say it for one last time folks Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The name spells awe, aura and admiration in every way you look at it.

07:30 Local Time, 02:00 GMT The greatest batsman of the modern era. Champion. Pioneer. A nations heartbeat. One-man army in the 90s. Gentleman. Astounding persona. Role-model. An inspiration. An ambassador. Peerless. A run-machine. Once in a generation cricketer. Once in a lifetime batsman. Unblemished record as an individual on the field. Rare. Precious. A diamond. India's Kohinoor.

Preview by Vishaal Loganathan

Well, here we are. For the Mother of all farewells! Whether it will turn out to be a fitting farewell or a disappointing swansong for Sachin Tendulkar, it remains to be seen, but that there will be an overwhelming scene of events that is likely to leave you in a state of vertigo is almost beyond any doubt.

Tendulkar's bond with the country has been more than just a mere soft spot in the heart and to see one of its biggest heroes take the field for one last time will have the nation clamouring for a last glimpse. No doubt, there will also be an avalanche of prayers for the 40-year-old to bow out on a high and though the players themselves have insisted that their focus is solely on the game, it will be interesting to see how they react when emotions reaches a crescendo.

The venue is expected to be crammed to the fore with tickets getting sold out hours after they were made available online and an atmosphere that is any less than goosebumps-inducing would be a huge disappointment. Home to this convivial game, is the Wankhede Stadium - Sachin Tendulkar's home ground.

Amidst all this hullabaloo, there still remains a game to be won. India need at least a draw to ensure they seal the series but anything less than a 2-0 series win against the West Indies would be deemed an under-performance. West Indies will go into the game knowing that they are just a win away from leveling the series and with stalwarts like Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels in the side, have more than enough in their tank to surprise MS Dhoni's men

India:

The result in the first Test, which saw India wrap up the game within 3 days with a massive innings victory, flattered the hosts. If it wasn't for the two debutants, Rohit Sharma and Mohd. Shami and a player who is slowly yet surely proving his potential as an all-rounder, R Ashwin, India might have well gone into the second Test staring at a deficit. After being reduced to 156/6 in their first innings, it was Rohit and Ashwin who bailed the team out of trouble with a sublime 280-run stand.

The top-order failure will leave the team think-tank in a spot of bother and they will be hoping that the collapse in the Kolkata Test was only a one-off. Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay looked set before throwing their wickets away, and the opening pair will want to ensure they make the most of their chance in Mumbai. The focus in the middle-order will mainly be on Tendulkar and how he bids adieu to the game, but it also gives the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli to get themselves into form ahead of the more gruelling series against South Africa later this year.

Rohit Sharma looked in god-like form in his debut Test and will want to ensure he keeps his fine run going. R Ashwin has proven to be a handy lower-order batsman, but India will not want their lower-order to do most of their scoring yet again.

On the bowling front, India have little to complain about. Shami hit the straps straight away on his debut and the team will hope for another repeat performance. The other bowlers rallied well around the Bengal bowler to bowl out West Indies twice in quick succession and Dhoni may as well stick to the same combination in this game.

West Indies:

West Indies' story in the first Test was one of missed opportunities. Opting to bat first, the Windies put themselves into a position of strength at 138/2 before they capitulated and were bowled out for a lowly 234. They, however, almost redeemed themselves with the ball as they had India on the mat with some incisive bowling. India were tottering at 156/6, but then again Darren Sammy's men could not finish a job they had started well as India's lower order batted themselves out of trouble and into a winning position. West Indies' second innings too mirrored their first, with the top-order getting off to a solid start, taking the team to 101/1 before they suffered another horrible collapse. They lost the next nine wickets for just 67 runs and without any semblance of a fight to hand the match to India.

Despite solid starts in the top-order, WI will be worried about their batsmen not converting them into bigger knocks. Marlon Samuels was the only batsman to get past the fifty-run mark for WI but Chris Gayle, Kieron Powell, Chanderpaul and Darren Bravo all showed in the first game that they were in decent touch with flattering-to-deceive cameos.

Expect for Shane Shillingford, who shone with a haul of 6/167 in the last Test, none of the other bowlers stood out for the Windies. Veerasammy Permaul was miserly but hardly ever more than innocuous during his 23-over bowling stint, while Tino Best and Sheldon Cottrell blew hot and cold when pace was introduced. Darren Sammy too was ineffective with the ball and went for plenty. The visitors will want their bowlers to pull up their socks and come up with a more thorough performance in the must-win Test.

Numbers:

200 seems to be the magical number at the Wankhede. This will be Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test.

150: West Indies stalwart Shivnarine Chanderpaul too is closing in on a landmark. He is already the most capped WI player ever. He is set to become only the 7th player ever to have played in 150 Tests

122: Gayle is 122 short of getting to 7000 Test runs. He will become the 8th WI player to reach that figure.

22: Denesh Ramdin is 22 short of reaching 2000 Test runs. He will be the 3rd WI wicketkeeper to reach that figure.

153: Sachin is 153 short of reaching 16,000 Test runs. Just another record for the little mater.

3: Ashwin is 3 short of claiming 100 Test wickets. Should he get the 3 wickets in this game(his 18th), the off-spinner will become the fifth quickest ever to get to 100 wickets.

Quotes:

Since this is his last Test match, I would like him to enjoy to the fullest and may be get a few wickets for us: MS Dhoni on Sachin Tendulkar.

From the moment we heard it is going to be his last Test in Mumbai, all the bowlers were quite motivated: Darren Sammy on Sachin Tendulkar.